by Beyond Borders | Jan 20, 2014 | Ending Child Slavery, 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...
by Beyond Borders | Jan 14, 2014 | Our Blog, Providing Rural Education
The earthquake that struck Haiti four years ago this Sunday was the deadliest natural disaster in the history of our hemisphere. But it wasn’t the strength of the quake that primed Haiti for such unimaginable death and destruction. Instead, the forces that drove...
by Beyond Borders | Dec 26, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog
I’ve not seen many grown men sob like Eddy’s father did. Mr. Felix was trying to explain that he had never agreed to send his 10-year-old son away, even though the neighbors kept pushing him to. The neighbors saw in Mr. Felix a single father who couldn’t afford to...
by Beyond Borders | Dec 24, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog
I knew I belonged in Haiti before I met the woman who I’d come to belong to. Teddi Ann and I met in graduate school where I’d gone after my first two years in Haiti. We were still just friends when I returned to Haiti after graduating in 1991. Part of what attracted...
by Beyond Borders | Dec 19, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education
Children all around the world embody joy, curiosity and love. Children in Haiti are no different. They laugh and play, ask endless questions, and eagerly anticipate the next school vacation. The beaming smile above belongs to 13-year-old Choodly, who lives with her...
