Beyond Borders Inc

BEYOND BORDERS HELPS PEOPLE BUILD MOVEMENTS TO LIBERATE THEMSELVES FROM OPPRESSION AND ISOLATION. IN HAITI AND THE UNITED STATES, WE ARE BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR JUST AND LASTING CHANGE. THE ORGANIZATION IS CURRENTLY COMMITED TO HELPING BUILD THE FOLLOWING 5 MOVEMENTS: TO 1) END CHILD SLAVERY, 2) GUARANTEE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY EDUCATION, 3) PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS, 4) PROMOTE ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS, AND 5) BRING OPPRESSED AND PRIVILEGED PEOPLE TOGETHER TO WORK FOR THEIR MUTUAL LIBERATION.

URBAN MODEL COMMUNITY INITIATIVE: DESPITE THE EVER-INCREASINGLY DETERIORATING SITUATION IN HAITI OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE URBAN MCI TEAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMMING, ESPECIALLY URBAN LAGONAV NEIGHBORHOODS, WITH DOCUMENTED SUCCESS AND IMPACT. IN FY2022, IN ADDITION TO CONTINUING THE PROGRAMMING IN TWO PREVIOUSLY-ENGAGED NEIGHBORHOODS, BB EXPANDED ITS URBAN CHILD PROTECTION MOVEMENT-BUILDING WORK INTO TWO NEW URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS ON LAGONAV ISLAND WITH AN ESTIMATED BENEFICIARY POPULATION OF 11,000 PEOPLE (FOR A TOTAL OF 4 PARTICIPATING URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS.) FULL YEAR-ONE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHILD PROTECTION WERE ROLLED OUT, INCLUDING: SOCIAL MAPPING AND CHILD WELFARE SURVEYS, CHILD RIGHTS TRAINING THROUGH A VARIETY OF METHODOLOGIES SUCH AS EDUCATION IS A CONVERSATION (ESK), TI RANKONT SEKT (TRS), OPEN SPACE SESSIONS, COMMUNITY RALLIES AND DOOR-TO-DOOR CAMPAIGNS; COMMUNITY-BASED CHILD PROTECTION GROUPS CREATION AND STRENGTHENING, AND ADVOCACY ACTIONS. PROGRAMMING IN PORT AU PRINCE CONTINUED THROUGH ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT THROUGH EIGHT SURVIVOR OF RESTAVK NETWORK BRANCHES THAT CARRIED OUT VARIOUS AWARENESS-RAISING, ADVOCACY AND PROTECTION INTERVENTION ACTIVITIES. TECHNICAL SUPPORT ALSO CONTINUED WITH LONG-TERM PARTNER PARTENARIAT POUR LE DVELOPPEMENT LOCAL (PDL) IN THE NORTH OF THE COUNTRY.

SUSTAINING LIVELIHOODS INITIATIVE EXPENSES: 82,360, INCLUDING GRANTS OF: 46,157 TRANSFORMING THE MISSION MODEL EXPENSES: 69,789, INCLUDING GRANTS OF: 0 EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE EXPENSES: 158,188, INCLUDING GRANTS OF: 158,188

RURAL MODEL COMMUNITY INITIATIVE: THE MOVEMENT TO END CHILD SLAVERY ON LAGONAV IS INCREASINGLY VISIBLE, VIBRANT AND ACTIVE. AS MORE PEOPLE FROM ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY BECOME ACTIVISTS AND COMMUNITIES BECOME UNITED IN A DESIRE TO SEE AN END TO VIOLENCE, MORE CASES OF ALLEGED ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION ARE EXPOSED. GOVERNMENT ACTORS CONTINUE TO TAKE LEADING ROLES AS DUTY-BEARERS, WORKING TOGETHER WITH LOCAL ACTIVISTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. NOT ONLY MORE PEOPLE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS PARTICIPATING MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES ARE HAVING A HIGHER VISIBILITY-LEVEL IN COMMUNITIES. WIDESPREAD MOBILIZATION AND RENEWED COMMITMENT FROM EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPROVE BOTH QUALITY OF AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN IS INSPIRING. BB PARTNER MATNWA COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER (MCLC) CONTINUES TO WORK WITH NETWORKED SCHOOLS IN LEARNING AND APPLYING NEW METHODS/APPROACHES FOR NON-VIOLENT, PARTICIPATORY CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND INSTRUCTION IN CREOLE. BRANCHES OF THE ANSAGALE COMMUNAL EDUCATION PLATFORM ARE PLAYING KEY ROLES IN MOBILIZED COMMUNITIES. PLATFORM MEMBERS DEMONSTRATED INCREASED MOTIVATION, COORDINATION, COLLABORATION THIS YEAR, WITH EACH BRANCH ESTABLISHING ACTION-PLANS; MANY ARE ALSO WORKING WITH OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC ISSUES AND CHALLENGES. AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF CHALLENGES AND SET-BACKS, THE NINE COMMUNITIES ON LAGONAV WORKING THROUGH THE SASA METHODOLOGY TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS SUCCESSFULLY GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM. CELEBRATION CEREMONIES WERE HELD RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE COMMITMENT AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS, AND RENEW THEIR COMMITMENTS TO CONTINUE THE WORK FORWARD. PARTNERSHIPS WITH MCLC AND ASOSYASYON ANIMAT AK PEYIZAN LAGONAV (AAPLAG) CONTINUED PROMOTING FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS. FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN COHORT 5 OF THE FAMILY GRADUATION PROGRAM CONTINUED TO GROW THEIR ECONOMIC ASSETS, CONSTRUCT AND/OR REPAIR THEIR HOMES AND LATRINES, BUILD FINANCIAL STABILITY THROUGH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, AND ESTABLISH PLANS TO FOSTER AN ECONOMICALLY-SECURE FUTURE. SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES INCREASED THEIR ACCESS TO WATER WITH RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEMS WHICH FACILITATED THE PLANTING OF SCHOOL AND HOME GARDENS THAT YIELDED SMALL HARVESTS.

RETHINKING POWER PROGRAM (MOVEMENT TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS, VAWG): THROUGH ITS RETHINKING POWER PROGRAM, BEYOND BORDERS MOBILIZES COMMUNITIES TO DRIVE SOCIAL CHANGE PROCESSES TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS (VAWG) USING THE SASA TOGETHER AND POWER TO GIRLS METHODOLOGIES AND THE SAFE AND CAPABLE RESOURCE PACK FOR PREVENTING VAWG WITH DISABILITIES. ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE RETHINKING POWER PROGRAM ARE IMPLEMENTED ON IN COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTHEAST DEPARTMENT THROUGH DIRECT IMPLEMENTATION AND, AND AT A NATIONAL LEVEL THROUGH TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY. IN FY2022, BB ROLLED OUT A NEW IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE OF SASA TOGETHER (NEW VERSION OF SASA), POWER TO GIRLS WITH SAFE AND CAPABLE IN 2 NEW COMMUNITIES JANUARY 2022, AND IN LEOGANE (WEST DEPARTMENT) THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH FONDASYON TOYA. SIXTY-SIX NEW COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES WERE SELECTED AND TRAINED, AS WERE 83 COMMUNITY LEADERS AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL. SIXTEEN GIRLS' GROUPS WITH MORE THAN 400 GIRLS WERE CREATED WITH VOLUNTEER MENTORS TRAINED AND SUPPORTED. TRANSLATION AND ADAPTATION OF SASA TOGETHER INTO HAITIAN CREOLE BEGAN AS WELL AS THE PROCESS OF REVISING EXISTING POWER TO GIRLS MATERIALS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW COMPLEMENTARY "GIRLS' ECONOMIC POWER RESOURCE PACK" ALSO BEGAN IN FY2022. ADVOCACY AND FEMINIST MOVEMENT BUILDING THROUGH TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS CONTINUED THROUGH VARIOUS LEVELS OF TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT VISITS. COMMUNITY-LEVEL SUSTAINABILITY WAS LARGELY SUPPORTED BY THE CONTINUED EFFORTS OF THE TRAINED COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS AND LOCAL GROUPS, WHOSE ACTIONS CONTINUE TO CATALYZE POSITIVE SOCIAL NORMS CHANGE AS WELL AS INFLUENCE THE POLICY AND PRACTICES OF LOCAL INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENTS. TWO COMMUNITY ADVOCACY COMMITTEES OF TRAINED ACTIVISTS WERE SUPPORTED BY BB TO GAIN LEGAL STATUS AS NEW ORGANIZATIONS FOR VAWG PREVENTION. BB CONDUCTED THE MOVEMENT CAPACITY ASSESSMENT TOOL (MCAT), ADAPTED AND TRANSLATED INTO CREOLE FOR HAITI, TO ASSESS THE MOVEMENT TO PREVENT VAWG. AN EXTERNAL IMPACT RESEARCH EVALUATION WAS COMPLETED IN FY2022 BY PARTNER GLOBAL WOMEN'S INSTITUTE WHICH, REVEALING THAT COMMUNITIES THAT COMPLETED PROGRAMMING IN MAY 2021 IN THE SOUTHEAST ARE EXHIBITING POSITIVE, LASTING CHANGE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS, AND WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES (E.G., THE LEVEL OF PARTNER PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE REPORTED BY WOMEN AND GIRLS WAS CUT IN HALF OVER COURSE OF THE PROGRAM IN THE INTERVENTION COMMUNITIES).