by Beyond Borders | Oct 10, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education
We love this video because it clearly shows how when you educate a girl, you change the world. If you like it, too, please share with friends! We’re passionate about working with girls. Why? Because when you set a girl up for success, you can break cycles of poverty...
by Beyond Borders | Oct 7, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education
Ever wonder what a child in restavèk slavery might be doing right now? What about when you’re at work? School? In this infographic (below), we compare the life of a Haitian child in school to one in slavery./ If you’re as moved by it as we are, please...
by Beyond Borders | Sep 30, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education
We won’t stop doing this work until every Haitian child has the freedom to sing, dance, and play like this vibrant young girl. Every time I watch my daughter perform with her classmates – from concerts to poetry recitals — I cry. I cry from that...
by Beyond Borders | Sep 20, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Our Blog
Too often it seems like the idea of practicing peace is dismissed as a naive, idealistic, pie-in-the-sky concept that’s just ‘too simplistic’ for our complex and dangerous world. Assad is using chemical weapons in Syria, Egypt is in the midst of a...
by Beyond Borders | Sep 14, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education
Hi, I want to share a recent experience with you.This spring I visited Lagonav, Haiti’s largest island and one of its poorest regions. What I saw there filled my heart with joy. A growing number of school gardens are being launched by our partners at the Matenwa...
by Beyond Borders | Sep 10, 2013 | Ending Child Slavery, Fundraisers & Events, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education
Our #SchoolsNotSlavery challenge grant begins with you. 16-year-old Anise, here with her mother, was at risk of entering a life of servitude before entering Beyond Borders’ Accelerated Education program. The program allowed her to catch up to her classmates then...
