by Beyond Borders | Jun 18, 2014 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog
Great news! Because of your generosity, care and concern for children in Haiti we reached and surpassed our goal for the No Child a Slave campaign before yesterday’s deadline. Thank you so much! Now 25 neighborhoods across Port-au-Prince are funded to protect...
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 20, 2014 | Ending Child Slavery, 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 | Dec 26, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog
I’ve not seen many grown men sob like Eddy’s father did. Mr. Felix was trying to explain that he had never agreed to send his 10-year-old son away, even though the neighbors kept pushing him to. The neighbors saw in Mr. Felix a single father who couldn’t afford to...
by Beyond Borders | Dec 24, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog
I knew I belonged in Haiti before I met the woman who I’d come to belong to. Teddi Ann and I met in graduate school where I’d gone after my first two years in Haiti. We were still just friends when I returned to Haiti after graduating in 1991. Part of what attracted...
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...
