Impact Report: Spring 2023
Thank you again for your generous support for Beyond Borders. I am so grateful. You are supporting a growing movement of women and men in Haiti who are working tirelessly to overcome poverty, prevent violence and abuse, and develop leaders. You can read the latest on their work -- work that you make possible through your generosity and solidarity -- in our just-released Spring 2023 Impact Report. Click here or on the image above or below to read the full report. If you have any questions about what you read, please call or write me anytime. Thank you again for your compassion, for the hope that your generosity brings, and for your commitment to these Haitian-led movements for change. With deep gratitude, David DiggsCo-Founder & Executive Director | Beyond Borders david.diggs@beyondborders.net | (202) 441-1098
December 2022 Impact Report
Thank you again for your generous support for Beyond Borders. I am so grateful. You are supporting a growing movement of women and men in Haiti who...
Spring 2022 Impact Report
Thank you again for your generous support for Beyond Borders. I am so grateful. You are supporting a growing movement of women and men in Haiti who...
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