Newsletter Summer 2010
Shortly after the quake, Beyond Borders staff in Port-au-Prince were invited to help guide the international effort to aid children separated from their parents or orphaned by the quake. Read and learn more about these efforts and trainings held by two Beyond Borders staff, and read one of the many reunion stories of a young girl and her family.
by David Diggs
How do you make a new home when you've lost everything? Hours after the earthquake Beyond Borders, in collaboration with HRC (Haiti Response Coalition) and other local Haitian organizations delivered supplies which included mattresses, tents, and other essentials to Haiti to support the process of creating new homes. Read more to learn about individual stories of survival and daily living both in and outside of the tent camps.
by Beth Hanlon
Manita Blec and her family come from Meno, but left for Port au Prince fifteen years ago. While no one in her family was killed in the earthquake, they lost their home and everything in it--and out of necessity had to move back to the countryside in Meno. Read her story here, and more about the migration back to the countryside.
by Beth Hanlon
Before the earthquake half of Haiti’s school aged children could not afford a quality education because there wasn’t enough public schools. Beyond Borders for the past decade has been working on addressing this issue since education is one of the essential tools to get people out of poverty. After the earthquake the situation got worse because many schools were totally destroyed or suffered severe damage, which made it impossible for those who attended the schools to continue with their education. Read more to find out what Beyond Borders is doing to address this issue.
by David Diggs