Help Haitian Families Rise From Poverty to Dignity
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| Organization | Beyond Borders |
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| Region | Haiti |
| Website | Website |
| ProjectLeader | Kristie van de Wetering |
You can help the very poorest families in rural Haiti permanently escape extreme poverty. Beyond Borders Family Graduation program is an 18-month asset-building initiative that equips families with the resources and skills they need to begin earning a living so that they can provide for themselves, send their children to school, and live with independence and dignity.
Challenge
On Lagonav Island in Haiti, we're working to help the very poorest rural families escape extreme poverty. These families are especially vulnerable, often with young children and no means of support. Women lead most of these households, and they are often isolated from their neighbors, destitute, with hardly any shelter and little or no means to feed, clothe, and educate their children. We are determined to help these families permanently escape extreme poverty and reclaim their dignity.
Long-Term Impact
Since 2016, Beyond Borders' Family Graduation Program has empowered 231 families in 7 communities to escape extreme poverty. Of the most recent cohort to graduate: 100% of families prepare at least one cooked meal per day; 100% of their children go to school; 87% planted vegetable gardens; 100% have at least two income-generating activities; 94% participate in savings programs; 99% have safe, dignified housing; and 97% have a plan for the future to keep their families out of extreme poverty.
References
- http://www.beyondborders.net
- https://beyondborders.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Schools-Not-Slavery-Helping-Families-Move-from-Poverty-to-Dignity.pdf
- https://beyondborders.net/the-graduation-approach-a-sustainable-way-out-of-extreme-poverty/
- https://beyondborders.net/who-we-are/financial-information-donor-privacy-policy/
Additional Documentation
Project Gallery
Monique and her daughter live on Lagonav Island.
Families get help to repair or rebuild their home.
Most families in the program are headed by women.
Each family is given access to fresh clean water.
Families get livestock to raise to earn a living.
Families get help to enroll their kids in school.
Families are escaping extreme poverty. Thank you!
Families gathering on Lagonav Island.
The pgm vet treated 118 goats 75 pigs 19 donkeys
