Household

I was born on July 6, 1998, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I am 11years old. I have two brothers and two sisters. Rayold Nelson who is 16 years of age Gaelle Nelson who is 9 years old Caroline Nelson who is 16 years old Gaelle Nelson who is five months. They have same father with me. My father is Raymond. He is 42 years old. My mother is Dylia Joseph. She is 43 years old. I live with them and I have no other relatives living close to me

Work

My father has no profession to make a living. He sells bread. Each day he goes out he gets $20 or 30 ht [$2.86 - $4.28 US], a little bit money. It is not enough to pay my studies and take care of the others. After that kind activity, he is doing nothing else. My mom is doing nothing. She always stays home and takes care of my last sister. If it

Education

I stopped going to school in first grade because my parents had no way to make me continue. The first thing in a humans life is his education. So I am unhappy when I see a lot of children are going to school. Me I can

Food and Nutrition

I eat one time a day. Sometimes the neighbors send something to my mom. Before going to sleep my mom gives me bread with sugar water, and when there is nothing I go to bed without taking nothing.

Shelter and Clothes

My parents live in one room, not enough space for everybody. The house is in sheet metal and it leaks. The sheet metals are very bad. Each time it rains my mother arranges some basins to pick water up from the roof and stop water moving to the bed. But the dirt ground is wet. For me it is a big problem when it is raining because I am sleeping on the dirt ground and can

Health and Medical

My family is unhealthy because the water in the area is not treated well. Mosquitoes, flies come in our food. My father has headache flu, stomachache. My mother has vaginal infection, skin infection. There is a lot of illness, like fever malaria. I always have fever, headache. My parents buy me some medicine in the store or in the street without advice of a doctor.

Personal qualities and Dreams

I am generous, sincere. Not shy. I like to play, share with others, to watch television. I do not want to take something not belonging to me. I love to tell history, I love going to church on Sunday. I love my generosity and sincerity. I love to jump to the rope. My favorite color is green. I love to comb hair of other girls like me. I love animals like horse, duck. Many times I tell the truth. I rarely lie, I love my singing, dressing and dancing. I get my feeling when I am watching television. Dreams Everything has value for me without forgetting my health and my education. I hope one day to continue my studies. I want to live well. I would like to become a technician in informatics. My wish is to find someone anywhere in the world to help me. My dreams will become real and I will be happy not only me my family also.

Summary

Immediate needs: Health care, clothes, food Development: Education, housing Dreams: To become technician in informatics

Interview

This interview was conducted by Julien Junior March 27, 2009