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...
by Beyond Borders | Aug 14, 2018 | Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Our Blog
In the community of La Vallée in southeast Haiti, Beyond Borders’ Girls Clubs meet each week in safe spaces facilitated by female mentors, like Alaudy! Alaudy (25) works with two Girls Clubs in two age categories, one group is comprised of girls aged 10 – 14,...
by Beyond Borders | Aug 3, 2018 | Ending Child Slavery, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Our Blog
Linda, a leader in one of Beyond Borders’ newly created Teen Clubs, was preparing for a club gathering in her Port-au-Prince neighborhood one afternoon when she heard a bloodcurdling scream. “It was the kind of scream that made you think someone was in danger,” Linda...
by Beyond Borders | Jan 15, 2018 | Ending Child Slavery, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Volunteers & Friends
Years ago I was on a flight with my younger daughter who was five at the time. She was looking out with wonder over a blanket of clouds below us. “We don’t look like clouds,” I said, “but we are all made mostly from clouds.” She turned to see if I was serious. “It’s...
