by Brian Stevens | Sep 9, 2025 | Volunteers & Friends
Thank you for accompanying a family in Beyond Borders’ Family Graduation Program. We are grateful for your generosity and your solidarity! You already know that all 161 families graduated. Now let’s celebrate the whole cohort—and the movement you’re...
by Brian Stevens | Jun 20, 2025 | Volunteers & Friends
June 2025 Dear Friends — On behalf of the Board of Directors of Beyond Borders, I want to share how deeply grateful I am—and how hopeful I feel—about this new chapter in our shared journey. As many of you know, our co-founder and longtime director, David Diggs,...
by Brian Stevens | Jan 14, 2025 | Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Our Blog
Photo: Graduation program participants receiving health screenings at a clinic. By addressing the deep-seated issues that affect the health and future of women, BB is building a stronger and more equitable society, one community at a time. In communities across Haiti,...
by Brian Stevens | Jan 3, 2025 | Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Uncategorized
The School and Family Garden initiative — created by our friends and partners at the Matènwa Community Learning Center on Lagonav Island — gives me hope. Many families in the Family Graduation Program are planting organic vegetable gardens, as a way to...
by Brian Stevens | Sep 15, 2023 | Ending Child Slavery, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Fundraisers & Events, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Volunteers & Friends
You may have heard that I was privileged to attend the Family Graduation ceremony this summer and to hand out diplomas to each family. It was a deeply moving experience and — as someone who played a key role in making it possible — I wish that you...
