by Beyond Borders | Mar 13, 2020 | Our Blog, Uncategorized, Volunteers & Friends
I’m writing to share with you the actions that we are taking now to help people in Haiti prepare for COVID-19 (coronavirus). While we are unaware of any confirmed cases in Haiti at this point, we have little confidence that anyone with symptoms would be able to find a...
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 | Jan 30, 2020 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog, Volunteers & Friends
Cassie (center) with her daughter (left) and the newly-freed child they are hosting (right). Thank you again to everyone who gave so generously to the Child Liberation Initiative. I am so grateful! Last summer, with the extraordinarily generous support we received, we...
by Beyond Borders | Jan 3, 2020 | Our Blog, Uncategorized
I’m writing to share some good news. Today, after adding gifts that came in by mail, we just about reached our ambitious goal for the No Child a Slave campaign.Thanks to so many generous supporters, we will be able to greatly expand our work in 2020 and equip many...
by Beyond Borders | Jan 1, 2020 | Our Blog, Uncategorized
Today we celebrate a new year and join with our Haitian sisters and brothers to mark Haiti’s Independence Day. On January 1, 1804, Haiti became the first and only nation to be born from a successful slave uprising.It is a sacred privilege for us to accompany...
by Beyond Borders | Dec 29, 2019 | Our Blog, Uncategorized
Before I tell you about the secret power you have to free children from slavery, I want to tell you what led to this discovery. Just over 30 years ago I unwittingly watched a Haitian girl become enslaved. At the time I thought I was witnessing an act of...
