by Beyond Borders | Aug 14, 2017 | Our Blog, Uncategorized
In 2016, Beyond Borders brought the Graduation Model to rural Lagonav Island, as a way to equip ultra-poor families with the skills they need to lift themselves out of extreme poverty and stay out. Today, 230 families in nine communities on Lagonav have graduated from...
by Beyond Borders | Aug 10, 2017 | Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Our Blog, Uncategorized
Beyond Borders’ community-based initiative, Rethinking Power, works to prevent violence against women and girls in Haiti by addressing the root causes of violence – the imbalance in power between women and men. And it’s working! A study in the British...
by Beyond Borders | Aug 9, 2017 | Ending Child Slavery, Ending Violence Against Women & Girls, Fundraisers & Events, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Uncategorized, Volunteers & Friends
We’re proud to announce that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has once again approved Beyond Borders’ participation in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). Our designation code is 12130. Thanks to the generosity of more than 400,000 federal...
by Beyond Borders | Sep 14, 2016 | Ending Child Slavery, Our Blog, Providing Rural Education, Uncategorized, Volunteers & Friends
The Beyond Borders Fall 2016 Schools Not Slavery Newsletter is here! In it you’ll learn how Schools Not Slavery Partners helped free 104 girls and boys from slavery in the past year – and how you can become a partner and help free even more children....
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...
