Soup Joumou: A Symbol of Freedom
Every year on January 1st, Haitian Independence Day, Haitians celebrate their ancestors’ hard won freedom from slavery and French colonial rule by making soup joumou.
Recent Violence in Haiti
We at Beyond Borders are heartbroken and enraged for what we are witnessing today in Haiti, more specifically in and around the capital of Port au...
Overwhelmed with Gratitude – The Impact of Your Support
Click on the image to read the Winter 2021 Impact Report How could I read this newsletter and not be over-whelmed with gratitude for you and what...
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Mourning and Contrition
Other children wore brightly colored school uniforms. But for a full year little Fedo and Myriam wore black. My little neighbors had been orphaned when their mother Nadege died of AIDS. That was over 20 years ago when I first lived in Haiti and the tiny nation was the...
Responding to Sexual Violence in Haiti’s Camps
Sara Siebert wrote us from Haiti after a particularly moving experience in one of the camps in Port-au-Prince. Her message tells of the crucible of contrasts Haiti is, especially since the earthquake. Violence and love, fear and courage, extreme pain and relentless...
Haiti’s children in the wake of the devastating earthquake
Yesterday The New York Times ran an article highlighting the plight of Haiti’s children in the wake of the devastating earthquake. It offers a haunting picture of their new reality and the daunting challenges we face in reaching these most vulnerable quake victims:...