Beyond Borders Haiti

Urban model community initiative: despite the ever-increasingly deteriorating situation in port au prince during the year, the urban mci team has been able to continue implementing programming, especially urban lagonav neighborhoods, with documented success and impact. Key movement- building initiatives progressed in four urban neighborhoods that worked to expand the base of trained activists, mobilized and organized around shared agendas. In port au prince, despite limited physical contact with bb staff, activists of eight srn branches, under the leadership of the network coordination committee, carried out various awareness-raising, advocacy and protection intervention activities. Technical support continued with long- term partner partenariat pour le dveloppement local (pdl) in the north of the country; a new technical support partnership was also established with a new partner, congregation of the religious of jesus and mary in the middle/lower north part of the country.

Rethinking power program (movement to end violence against women and girls, vawg): the results of bb's impact evaluation (conducted by the global women's institute - gwi), finalized at the beginning of the fiscal year, demonstrated that, despite increases in food insecurity and the deterioration of general conditions, overall past-year experiences of physical and/or sexual ipv were cut in half in participating communities (from 23%-12%). Ipv against young women age 15-23 was cut by 40%, and ipv against women and girls with disabilities was cut by 35% at a community level. This and other research results prove that not only are sasa, power to girls, and safe and capable highly effective in haiti, but also that they can be effective while leaving no one behind, and during a time of crisis. English and creole research results webinars were organized with gwi, celebrating the evidence of what works to prevent violence without leaving anyone behind during a period of protracted crisis. With direct programming activities in the southeast, communities in lamontay and ben are entering phase 2 working to deepen analysis as it relates to women and men, girls and boys, including disability rights. More than 200 trained activists are involved in direct programming in the two communal sections. Material creation and adaptation continue. Twenty organizations participated in long-term technical support on one of bb's methodologies (7) and or short courses (13). More long-term partners are interested but lack funding for implementation.

Rural model community initiative: work to strengthen child protection awareness, mobilization, and engagement efforts already underway continued with expansion into 21 new communities. Various initiatives in new and previously active communities worked to expand the base of trained activists, mobilized and organized around shared agendas. Local authorities continued to manifest active engagement and decisive leadership in promoting children's rights. Seven schools completed the 2-year training program; funds also supported initiatives with 30 other schools in the network. Community-based branches of the education platform demonstrated intensified engagement and leadership. Problems were identified and discussed, solutions and action plans developed and implemented. Ministry of education school inspectors played a larger, integral role. Stakeholders mobilized local resources to fund local education initiatives, and to support children to enroll in school and stay enrolled in schools. Participants of the family graduation program towards graduation, planned for july 2023.schools and families received support with their gardens thirty-five new families created household gardens.

Sustaining livelihoods initiative expenses: 34,985, including grants of: 4,800 transforming the mission model expenses: 61,637, including grants of: 0