Children Quote by Karen Civil

Haiti is 10.4-million people, of whom 35 per cent are children under 15. The country has always had great potential - and this is…

— Laurent Lamothe

In the Haitian culture, and I think many cultures, there are always boundaries. I always felt I was the kid, so stay in the…

— Sony Michel

Many Haitians don't want to participate in something they think will be violent.

— Jovenel Moise

Coming from a Haitian-American home, I thought it was necessary to give back to the country in which my parents were raised. That is…

— Karen Civil

One can't do anything alone in Haiti. Sharing and cooperation are so deeply woven into the culture that sometimes it's hard to have a…

— Madison Smartt Bell

Haiti is not a world aside, a world apart. Culture and imaginations have always been part of our rebirth.

— Raoul Peck

People often think of Haiti as a place where you're not supposed to have any joy. I wanted to show that this is a…

— Edwidge Danticat

I visited a Child Friendly Space where children take part in structured play and development activities in a safe environment. These are designed to…

— Gemma Chan

I think Haiti is a place that suffers so much from neglect that people only want to hear about it when it’s at its…

— Edwidge Danticat

Children are resilient - they can always find a way to play.

— Katie Melua

When you put more than a million kids in school, you take a plane today and go to Haiti, you cannot see the results.…

— Michel Martelly

Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to look at…

— Jean-Bertrand Aristide