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 | Dec 10, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog
Today may be Human Rights Day, but in Haiti, dozens of Child Protection Committees (CPCs) are working hard to defend the rights of children each and every day. These Committees are made up of emerging local leaders who we help our partners train. They learn how to...
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...
by Beyond Borders | Nov 5, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog
On Nov. 17, 2006, thousands of Haitian children–many former slaves–took to the streets to march against restavèk slavery. Ms. Kathya Pierre. Mr. Michele Dessous. Pastor Christmas Barjon. These are just 3 of the thousands of Haitian leaders building the...
by Beyond Borders | Nov 5, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Fundraisers & Events, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Volunteers & Friends
We get asked this question a lot. Because we don’t always function like many other organizations in Haiti, our work is sometimes a little more, well, challenging to explain. We help Haitians build social movements that they’ve started before us and they’ll continue...
by Beyond Borders | Oct 17, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog
These Child Rights Activists–just a few of thousands–are living proof that we can all do something about ending child slavery in Haiti. “Sadly we can’t do much with this information.” At least that’s what one person posted in...
