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 EXTERNAL CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED IN PORT-AU-PRINCE IN FY2021, BEYOND BORDERS WORKED TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF EIGHT SURVIVOR RESTAVK NETWORKS (SRN) GROUPS AND OTHER ACTIVISTS PRIMARILY THROUGH TRAINING AND ONGOING COACHING. BEYOND BORDERS ALSO WORKED TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING LOCAL AND NATIONAL MOBILIZATION EFFORTS BY FACILITATING SEVERAL ADVOCACY-FOCUSED ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO BROADEN THE AWARENESS OF LEGISLATION THAT UPHOLDS THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. BEYOND BORDERS AND MEMBERS OF THE URBAN ADULT SURVIVOR NETWORK TEAMED UP WITH A LAW FIRM TO PREPARE AND PERFORM THE FIRST EVER MOCK TRIAL ON WHAT A TRIAL TO PROSECUTE A PERPETRATOR OF RESTAVK MIGHT LOOK LIKE. THE TRIAL WAS FILMED WITH THE IDEA TO EXPLORE WAYS TO CREATE AN AWARENESS-RAISING TOOL THAT CAN BE USED WITH VARIOUS AUDIENCES. BEYOND BORDERS INTERVENED IN SEVERAL CASES OF CHILDREN BEING EXPLOITED IN A RESTAVK SITUATION, SUPPORTING FAMILY REUNIFICATION WHEN AND WHERE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY, BB ENSURED SUPPORT TO OTHER CHILDREN AS NEEDED, ACCOMPANYING THEM AS NEEDED, TO DOCTORS' VISITS, COURT APPOINTMENTS, AND OTHER NECESSARY SUPPORT TO HELP THEM BEGIN THEIR RESTORATIVE JOURNEY TO HEALING.

RURAL MODEL COMMUNITY INITIATIVE: BEYOND BORDERS' FOCUS REMAINS ON SCALING UP AND SCALING OUT PROGRAMMING TO INCREASE THE MOMENTUM OF POSITIVE IMPACT. THE CRITICAL MASS OF PEOPLE WHOSE BELIEFS AND BEHAVIORS ARE CHANGING WHEN IT COMES TO HOW CHILDREN SHOULD BE TREATED IS GROWING. A TOTAL OF 46 NEW EDUCATION IS CONVERSATION CHILD RIGHTS DIALOGUE GROUPS, WITH A TOTAL OF 689 PARTICIPANTS, WERE STARTED ON LAGONAV AND THE MAINLAND. NEWLY TRAINED COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES ARE TAKING THEIR ROLES AS CHILD RIGHTS ADVOCATES SERIOUSLY, DENOUNCING AND INTERVENING IN CASES OF EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE. NINETY-NINE PERCENT (109 OUT OF 110) OF PARTICIPATING WOMEN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE FAMILY GRADUATION PROGRAM, EQUIPPED WITH THE TOOLS, CAPITAL, AND SUPPORT NEEDED TO MOVE FROM BEING ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE TO BECOMING FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT AND EMPOWERED. BB STAFF WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO ESTABLISH A COMMUNAL EDUCATION PLATFORM - ROBUST NETWORK OF EDUCATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS ORGANIZED IN SUBCOMMITTEES IN COMMUNAL SECTIONS. THE KEY OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE INCREASED ACCESS TO QUALITY PRIMARY EDUCATION IS TO FOSTER CREATIVE, COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED TO DEFINE COMMON GOALS, WAYS OF WORKING AND JOINT ACCOUNTABILITY. EIGHTEEN SCHOOLS COMPLETED THE 2-YEAR TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED BY BEYOND BORDERS' PARTNER, MCLC, INTEGRATING NEW METHODS AND APPROACHES TO DELIVER PRIMARY EDUCATION IN HAITIAN CREOLE THAT IS PARTICIPATORY, NONVIOLENT, AND ROOTED IN LOCAL CULTURE.

MOVEMENT TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS (VAWG/RETHINKING POWER PROGRAM: EIGHT COMMUNITIES IN LAVALE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE FULL SASA AND POWER TO GIRLS IMPLEMENTATION CYCLE. THIS INCLUDED THE COMPLETION OF THE PILOT OF THE NEW COMPLEMENTARY RESOURCE PACK, SAFE AND CAPABLE. BEYOND BORDERS CONTINUED KEY OUTREACH AND COLLABORATION WITH TWO GOVERNMENT ENTITIES WITH SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF SUCCESS. A COOPERATIVE PROTOCOL WITH THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN'S CONDITIONS AND RIGHTS ON A NATIONAL LEVEL, AND A PROTOCOL OF COOPERATION WITH THE SOUTHEAST DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN'S CONDITIONS AND RIGHTS WERE SIGNED THIS YEAR. SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL TRAINER EXPERTISE WERE PROVIDED TO THE SOUTHEAST DIRECTOR'S OFFICE OF THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN'S AFFAIRS AND RIGHTS TO HOLD A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP ON GENDER, POWER, AND THE PREVENTION OF VAWG IN HAITI'S SOUTHEAST DEPARTMENT WITH 41 MEMBERS OF 25 REGIONAL WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING. A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (BSEIPH) WAS ALSO SIGNED WITH BEYOND BORDERS. BEYOND BORDERS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE FULL-LEVEL TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO SIX ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITHIN THE HAITI COALITION FOR PREVENTING VAWG WHO ARE IMPLEMENTING SASA, AND/OR POWER TO GIRLS. SUPPORT WAS PROVIDED AT VARYING LEVELS OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 30 OTHER HAITIAN ORGANIZATIONS IMPLEMENTING SASA AND/OR POWER TO GIRLS OUTSIDE OF THE COALITION, INCLUDING A GIRLS' RIGHTS ORGANIZATION IN TANZANIA.

SUSTAINING LIVELIHOODS INITIATIVE EXPENSES: 81,947, INCLUDING GRANTS OF: 31,662 TRANSFORMING THE MISSION MODEL EXPENSES: 63,272, INCLUDING GRANTS OF: 0