An estimated 300,000 Haitian children are currently enslaved.
Despite this statistic, child slavery in Haiti is still legal. Based on the true story of countless enslaved children, FOUND raises awareness about child slavery while inviting us to consider the systemic issues that perpetuate it.
About the Film
Picture a shack. Tin roof, patched wooden walls, and a tarp for a window covering. This is Natascha’s home. Her father fixes a meager meal outside over an open fire, while her brother shoos away flies from his perch on a nearby rock. Natashca is inside, hungry. She knows, as they all do, that whatever they eat that day will not be enough. It is never enough. With more than five children and expenses rising as they grow, Natascha’s parents need new ways to make ends meet. The alternative is unimaginable.
This scene is a common one in Haiti. In Natascha’s case, these circumstances lead to her becoming a restavek (“child slave” in Creole). A man promises to take one of a family’s many children to a better place—for a price. In reality, the child has just been sold into a life of slavery and everything that entails: abuse, hard labor, and isolation from safe and meaningful relationships.
This situation is the subject of the animated short film, FOUND. FOUND is a production of Connect 2 Ministries, a non-profit organization that provides a solution to child slavery. This hand-drawn, 2D animated feature takes viewers on an emotional journey, shedding light on the harsh reality faced by countless children who are thrust into slavery. Yet FOUND is not just a piece of informative storytelling; it is a call to action against the injustice of child exploitation. It is an invitation to confront the uncomfortable reality that so many children endure in silence.
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Connect 2 Ministries is a 501(c)(3) organization that provides a solution to child slavery in Haiti. The Connect 2 Ministries Children’s Homes are a safe-haven for Haitian children rescued from trafficking. In these homes, restaveks are loved, educated, and equipped with tools to help them provide for their own families one day…
Breaking the back of slavery, one rescued child at a time.
Thank you for partnering with us to raise awareness about and reach more restavek children in Haiti. All funds raised will support rescued restaveks, as well as the survivors we anticipate rescuing soon. Together, we can provide hope.