International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Family reunion in Haiti

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Oservio Janvier walks up concrete steps to his in-laws' house to pick up Genald.
A smiling Genald is glad to back in his dad's arms
Genald looks around his relatives' home one last time as the adults do paperwork
Oservio and Genald walk toward the IRC car for the ride home
Oservio rests his hand on his son's head as they walk back to the IRC car
An overjoyed Genald and Oservio are back at home in Oservio's tent.
Photo: Susana Ferreira/The IRC

After losing his wife and his home to January's devastating earthquake, Oservio Janvier lost touch with the relatives who found and cared for his son in the chaos that followed. Nine months later, an IRC family tracing team's detective work brought an overjoyed Oservio and his little boy, nine-year-old Genald, back together.