by Beyond Borders | Aug 9, 2016 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Uncategorized
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...
by Beyond Borders | Jul 18, 2016 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Uncategorized, Volunteers & Friends
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...
by Beyond Borders | Mar 25, 2016 | Ending Child Slavery, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Volunteers & Friends
“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...
by Beyond Borders | Jan 18, 2016 | Ending Child Slavery, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Fundraisers & Events, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Uncategorized, Volunteers & Friends
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 midst of the deeply ingrained racism of the early 1960s, he dreamt that his “four little children would one day...
by Beyond Borders | Oct 20, 2015 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Uncategorized
Six elements make up the approach to education used in our Schools Not Slavery initiative. Pioneered by our long-time partners at the Matènwa Community Learning Center, the approach is proven to produce reading scores that are nearly three times better than the...
by Beyond Borders | Oct 6, 2015 | Ending Child Slavery, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Uncategorized
Our Beyond Borders Fall 2015 Newsletter is here! Get the latest updates from the island of Lagonav and learn how your support is making a difference in the lives of women, children and families in rural Haiti.
