Restavek Freedom - Ending Child Slavery in Haiti
Dawn Johnson is an experienced professional with a strong background in grant management and community development. Currently serving as the Grants Manager for Restavek Freedom Foundation, Dawn has worked in various capacities including as a Grant Writer for United Way of Greater Cincinnati and as a consultant during an independent sabbatical. Previous roles at Hôpital Albert Schweitzer Haiti included Director of Integrated Community Services Division and Director of Community Development Division, where strategic initiatives in WASH, microfinance, and health services were implemented. Early career experiences include positions with Kelly Services, Mennonite Central Committee, and the United States Peace Corps, alongside academic credentials with a Master of Science in Earth Resources from Colorado State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Geology from Earlham College.
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Restavek Freedom - Ending Child Slavery in Haiti
Our mission: End child slavery in Haiti Every action we take — whether it be caring for restavek children, conversing with families about the harsh realities of the practice, or spurring community leaders to effect permanent change — is done with this goal in mind. You can’t end child slavery in the future unless you’re working on behalf of child slaves in the present. That’s why we’ve instituted programs to ADVOCATE on the behalf of restavek children. Change in action requires change in attitudes. And changes in attitudes take time. With that in mind, we’re devoted to engaging with cultural norms that contribute to restavek, exerting INFLUENCE over the way the practice is viewed. Influence and advocacy can only go so far. Real change requires action. It requires courage and determination, a willingness to MOBILIZE for justice. It requires the government to pass laws and officers to enforce them. It requires religious and community leaders to stand up for justice, building a Haiti in which the word restavek is obsolete. That’s the Haiti we’re working toward.