by Beyond Borders | Mar 3, 2014 | Ending Child Slavery, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education
2013 Annual Report – Read All About What Your Generosity Makes Possible! Thank you for your commitment to the people of Haiti. Your generous support for Beyond Borders strengthens social movements in Haiti led by Haitians themselves. You are leveraging their...
by Beyond Borders | Jan 27, 2014 | Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Volunteers & Friends
Guest contributor Marcus Ellsworth is a poet living in Chattanooga, Tennessee who was a participant in Epple Seed Arts’ Artists Pilgrimage to Haiti. Croix Des Bouquets is a small community just outside of Port Au Prince. It announces itself to visitors with a...
by Beyond Borders | Jan 14, 2014 | Our Blog, Providing Rural Education
The earthquake that struck Haiti four years ago this Sunday was the deadliest natural disaster in the history of our hemisphere. But it wasn’t the strength of the quake that primed Haiti for such unimaginable death and destruction. Instead, the forces that drove...
by Beyond Borders | Dec 19, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education
Children all around the world embody joy, curiosity and love. Children in Haiti are no different. They laugh and play, ask endless questions, and eagerly anticipate the next school vacation. The beaming smile above belongs to 13-year-old Choodly, who lives with her...
by Beyond Borders | Dec 17, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education
There’s nothing more joyful than a family that’s been reunited. You can see what I mean in this short 2-minute video of a beautiful Haitian family that I visited last month. In it 13 year old Choodly–who spent years living in restavèk slavery before...
by Beyond Borders | Nov 5, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education
This young girl is just one of the many students who make up Meno’s 100% enrollment rate. When Beyond Borders’ partner Limyè Lavi began working with leaders in the rural, mountainside village of Meno 6 years ago, the town’s enrollment rate was...
