by Beyond Borders | Feb 5, 2020 | Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Our Blog, Uncategorized
I am grateful for the generous support of so many people like you who are committed to the movement to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG) and balance power between women and men in Haiti. We’re seeing a real decline in VAWG — thanks to you and...
by Beyond Borders | Nov 27, 2019 | Ending Child Slavery, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Fundraisers & Events, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Volunteers & Friends
They don’t celebrate Thanksgiving Day in Haiti. I’m reminded, though, as I prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving with family here in the U.S. tomorrow, that the people who I consider to be real thanksgiving experts are predominantly people I’ve gotten to know over my...
by Beyond Borders | Nov 23, 2019 | Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Our Blog, Volunteers & Friends
I’m so grateful for your care and concern for the rights of women and girls in Haiti. The support and solidarity of people like you means that more communities in Haiti are organized to ensure that every girl grows up free, educated, and empowered and every...
by Beyond Borders | Nov 14, 2019 | Ending Child Slavery, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Fundraisers & Events, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Uncategorized, Volunteers & Friends
A note from David … I don’t know many people as brave as Sarah or Monique.* After being brutally attacked with a knife by the woman who had enslaved her, Sarah, who was only 11-years-old at the time, ran away without knowing where she could find anyone to care...
by Beyond Borders | Oct 22, 2019 | Ending Child Slavery, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Fundraisers & Events, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Volunteers & Friends
I want to share with you the latest on the political crisis in Haiti from our team there. Weeks of escalating protests in Port-au-Prince and other cities have disrupted life in much of the country. The vast majority of those demonstrating have done so peacefully, but...
by Beyond Borders | May 17, 2019 | Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Our Blog
Bedina is 13-years-old and lives in Nan Kafe, a rural Haitian community on the Island of Lagonav. Bedina has recently learned a lot about the restavèk practice from her mother, Jadelle, who is a member of the local Child Protection Brigade which supports Beyond...
