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Haitian children & young people aged 5 to 24 shared their views on issues affecting them such as gender, disabilities, violent behavior & misuse, disaster risk reduction, & their own rights & responsibilities post-earthquake as their country come outs from recent earthquakes at a series of focus group thought held throughout the country from 26 February to 5 March.

In a recent situation disaster risk assessment study with more than 1,000 children, may said that go back to school & continue their education as soon as possible. I also want each to have access to schooling,” said quake survivor Daphmika at Port-au-Prince.

Nearly one in every 14 children did not live to see their 5th birthday & children who lived were troubled by high rates of malnutrition. Approximately 50% of all Haitian children did not attend primary school & only 18% of boys & 21% of girls attended secondary school.

The government of Haiti has notified that more than one million children in the earthquake zone were already in vulnerable circumstances & now face increased risks due to loss, separation from, or displacement of their families, malnutrition, illness, psychological trauma & abuse.