by Beyond Borders | Jan 13, 2012 | Our Blog
It was January 13th, 2010, the day after one of the most deadly quakes in history. Aftershocks continued and everyone faced a scene so chaotic it defies description. Living in a community in the outskirts of Port-au-Prince just a few miles from the epicenter,...
by Beyond Borders | Sep 22, 2011 | Our Blog
I was on an airplane with my five-year-old daughter last year when we got to talking about clouds. “We don’t look like clouds,” I said, “but we are all made mostly from clouds.” She turned to see if I was serious. “It’s...
by Beyond Borders | Sep 15, 2011 | Our Blog
“During the first six months of 2011, ten (10) groups of 10-15 camp residents in the IDP camp at Place Sainte Anne in downtown Port-au-Prince gathered weekly to discuss child rights issues, guided by the story-based ‘Education is a Conversation’...
by Beyond Borders | Jun 3, 2011 | Our Blog
Our Spring 2011 Newsletter is now available online. Read a story about a group we trained that intervened to rescue a child slave, learn more about our Rethinking Power program to end violence against women and girls, and get an update on our cholera response...
by Beyond Borders | May 23, 2011 | Our Blog
Our Child Protection Program has been leading children’s rights workshops for local Haitian groups and residents living in tent camps in Port-au-Prince. Between November 2010 and April 2011, more than 1,000 people received the skills necessary to be trainers...