by Beyond Borders | Sep 26, 2019 | Our Blog
It’s been a difficult year in Haiti, and it hasn’t gotten easier. There has been increase political tension and a state of uncertainty due to ongoing gas shortages and crippling inflation. Frustrations with the nation’s elected leaders have...
by Beyond Borders | May 17, 2019 | Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Our Blog
Bedina is 13-years-old and lives in Nan Kafe, a rural Haitian community on the Island of Lagonav. Bedina has recently learned a lot about the restavèk practice from her mother, Jadelle, who is a member of the local Child Protection Brigade which supports Beyond...
by Beyond Borders | Apr 15, 2019 | Our Blog
Meet Beth. A 15-year old girl who lives in Nan Plim, a small community on the rural Island of Lagonav in Haiti. Across Lagonav, Beyond Borders has been implementing an 18-graduation program, which focuses on providing families with the resources they need to rise out...
by Beyond Borders | Mar 26, 2019 | Our Blog
Julesa is 9 years old and lives in the seaside Southeast region of Haiti. Surrounded by lush mountain landscape, her community of La Vallée is one in which Beyond Borders has been working extensively to end violence against women and girls by balancing the...
by Beyond Borders | Jan 21, 2019 | Our Blog
When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. announced his dream from atop the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, it seemed impossibly idealistic. In the midsts of the deeply ingrained racism of the early 1960s, he dreamt that his “four little children would one day...
