A Special Report: The Little Boy Oprah Couldn't Forget

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A SPECIAL REPORT: THE LITTLE BOY OPRAH COULDN'T FORGET

february 9, 2007

Children Sold into Slavery

Lisa Ling takes a rare look inside the world of Ghana's "fishing children." Find out why she says this is her best...

Making a Difference

A Midwestern mom springs into action—what she did will make your heart soar. Why she deserves a standing ovation!

How You Can Help

You, too, can make a difference in the lives of child slaves in Ghana. How you can get involved and help break the...

Surviving Slavery

Jean-Robert Cadet says he was raised as a child slave in Haiti—the message he wants the world to hear.

RELATED RESOURCES

Go inside the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa.
For information on helping child slaves in Ghana, visit www.iom.int.
Special thanks to The New York Times
Jean-Robert Cadet's book is Restavec: From Haitian Slave Child to Middle-Class American.
For more information on slavery, visit www.freedomcenter.org/index.html.
Visit www.restavecfreedom.org for more information on restavecs.

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