The Child Protection System in Haiti

The study, published by World Vision Haiti on behalf of World Vision International, uses the ADAPT tool adapted to the Haitian context. It works at national and community levels through focus groups, adult workshops, key informant interviews and validation meetings. In total 265 children, 20 adults in focus groups, 26 key informants and 90 workshop participants took part. The report describes the legal framework, the services of the police child protection brigade, the courts, the Office of Citizen Protection, the social welfare institute (IBESR) and the informal actors such as family, school, religion, media and NGOs.

It identifies seven predominant protection problems, including street children, abandoned children, child labor, early pregnancy, limited access to education, violence and malnutrition. It finds limited resources, weak coordination, little data and poor knowledge of the laws, and it closes with recommendations for state and non-state actors.