The Lancet: BB Violence Prevention Work Effective Even in Areas With Armed Gangs
The British medical journal The Lancet took note of the work of our Rethinking Power Team in its November issue, explaining that the approach we use to preventing violence against women and girls is effective “despite the presence of armed groups in these areas.” You can read the full article -- with the reference to Beyond Borders highlighted below. View the article
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Global Giving Names BB’s Schools Not Slavery Video One of Their Top 10
We're proud to announce that Global Giving has named Beyond Borders' Schools Not Slavery video as one of their Top 10 Inspirational Videos. Congratulations to Evens Louis and the team at Reyèl Production in Port-au-Prince who produced it! Click here to see all 10...
School Sisters of Notre Dame Event on Baltimore’s WMAR-TV
Baltimore's WMAR-TV covered Beyond Borders' event with the School Sisters of Notre Dame on Thursday Mar. 9. Thank you SSND and Caroline Center friends, for hosting us and thank you for your generous support for Schools Not Slavery!
Empowering Adult Survivors of Child Slavery
Our colleague Jeff Rogers wrote a first-person account of his journey to take part in a meeting of survivors of child slavery, who shared their stories with courage, dignity, and grace. The work to organize and empower adult survivors to help end child slavery is made...
Spring 2017 Newsletter
Friends -- The Beyond Borders Spring 2017 Newsletter is here! See the difference people like you are making in the lives of vulnerable children in Haiti like Beatrice through the Girl Power Haiti! campaign. Learn how you can join in solidarity with girls in Haiti who...
Hurricane Matthew Strikes Haiti’s Lagonav Island
Beyond Borders' Mackanaky Steevens Magloire is sending video and photos from his hometown of Matènwa on the island of Lagonav. As of 10:00 a.m. EDT, conditions on Lagonav are deteriorating. Our colleague Freda Catheus, also a native of Lagonav, reports flooding in the...
The Fall 2016 Schools Not Slavery Newsletter is Here!
The Beyond Borders Fall 2016 Schools Not Slavery Newsletter is here! In it you'll learn how Schools Not Slavery Partners helped free 104 girls and boys from slavery in the past year - and how you can become a partner and help free even more children. You'll also get a...
Six Steps to Lifting Families Out of Extreme Poverty
Here are the six elements of the Family Sponsorship Program that empowers families to lift themselves out of extreme poverty: — Assets to make a living with, for example goats, mules or other livestock, or goods to start an informal store. — Training on how to...
78 Children Freed Thanks to Schools Not Slavery Supporters
78 girls and boys were freed from household slavery in the school year that just ended, thanks to the generous support of Schools Not Slavery donors. Because of their care and concern, vulnerable children like Chinosda, an 11-year-old girl from the community of...
The Girl Effect
Stepping in at a critical moment in a girl's life changes everything for her and for future generations. Check out this video from our friends at The Girl Effect to see what we mean. Then click here to see how you can become a Girl Power Hero and step in at a critical...
The Spring 2016 Girl Power Haiti! Newsletter is Here
The Beyond Borders Spring 2016 Girl Power Haiti! Newsletter is here! In it you'll learn how you can help free and empower girls like Natacha, when you join the Girl Power Haiti! campaign. You'll also get a glimpse of the new Power to Girls community and school-based...
“It’s Friday…but Sunday’s comin’.”
"It's Friday...but Sunday's comin'." That's the refrain from a famous sermon that is especially appropriate for the Easter season. The Friday in this sermon is Good Friday, the day of Jesus' execution, when hatred seemed to have triumphed over love. The Sunday that is...
Haiti and the Global Women’s Movement
Today is International Women's Day, a day to remember both the huge cost we all pay when women and girls are excluded and exploited and to celebrate the progress that is being made to build a world where girls and women have parity with boys and men in access to...