by Beyond Borders | Mar 26, 2019 | Our Blog
Julesa is 9 years old and lives in the seaside Southeast region of Haiti. Surrounded by lush mountain landscape, her community of La Vallée is one in which Beyond Borders has been working extensively to end violence against women and girls by balancing the power...
by Beyond Borders | Jan 21, 2019 | Our Blog
When the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. announced his dream from atop the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, it seemed impossibly idealistic. In the midsts of the deeply ingrained racism of the early 1960s, he dreamt that his “four little children would one day...
by Beyond Borders | Nov 20, 2018 | Ending Child Slavery, Fundraisers & Events, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Volunteers & Friends
Today, on Universal Children’s Day, I want to share this short video with you from our colleagues at the Child Labor Coalition. At Beyond Borders we are proud to be members of the Child Labor Coalition and to help lead the movement to end child domestic servitude in...
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 | Jul 10, 2018 | Our Blog
You may have heard in the news that there was rioting, some looting, and at least three deaths in Port-au-Prince, Cap Haitien, and several other larger towns over the weekend. First, let me share that everyone on staff in Haiti is safe. Thank you to all who expressed...
