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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,966,722 | 1,779,684 | 1,989,149 | 2,556,869 | 3,542,882 | 11,835,306 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 1,966,722 | 1,779,684 | 1,989,149 | 2,556,869 | 3,542,882 | 11,835,306 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 183,618 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 11,651,688 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,966,722 | 1,779,684 | 1,989,149 | 2,556,869 | 3,542,882 | 11,835,306 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 4,028 | 9,166 | 6,055 | 2,410 | 2,118 | 23,777 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 11,859,083 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
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Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | 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. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | 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. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | 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. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | 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). |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | 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 |
| FORM 990, PART V | FISCAL YEAR 2022: OVERVIEW DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022, BEYOND BORDERS' COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMMING AND WORK WITH LOCAL PARTNERS REACHED SOME OF HAITI'S MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES IN HAITI'S SOUTHEAST, WEST, AND CENTRAL DEPARTMENTS OF HAITI. BEYOND BORDERS EMPLOYS 54 STAFF (HAITI AND NORTH AMERICA) AND OPERATES PROGRAMMING OUT OF THREE HAITI-BASED OFFICES IN JACMEL, PORT-AU-PRINCE, AND ON THE ISLAND OF LA GONVE, HAITI. NORTH AMERICAN STAFF ARE LOCATED IN SEVERAL US STATES AND IN CANADA. THE ON-GOING GANG WARFARE IN HAITI, WHICH HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT OF AT THOUSANDS (NOT COUNTING THOSE WHO HAVE FLED THE COUNTRY), IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF THE PROTRACTED CRISES THAT HAITI CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE. IT HAS INHIBITED IN-COUNTRY AND INTER-COUNTRY TRAVEL- TRAVEL TO OR THROUGH PORT AU PRINCE (PAP) WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT, AND AT TIMES IMPOSSIBLE. MOVEMENT BETWEEN LAGONAV ISLAND AND THE MAINLAND WAS RESTRICTED TO PLANES ONLY (RATHER THAN ROAD AND BY BOAT DUE TO ELEVATED RISKS RELATED TO ROAD TRAVEL). INCREASING INSECURITY ALSO DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO RESOURCE SHORTAGES AND DISRUPTED VARIOUS COMMODITIES' SUPPLY CHAINS, INCLUDING THAT OF LIVESTOCK FOR LAGONAV PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. THESE DISRUPTIONS AND/OR FREQUENT LACK OF RESOURCES IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN DIRECTLY AFFECTED THE TIMELINE OF PROJECT ACTIVITIES. EVEN AS HAITIANS CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE THE RESIDUAL EFFECTS OF A COUNTRY STILL IN THE THROES OF AN UNPRECEDENTED PERIOD OF PROTRACTED CRISES, BEYOND BORDERS' SOCIAL MOVEMENT-BUILDING EFFORTS CONTINUE TO POSITIVELY SHIFT MINDSETS AND CHANGE ATTITUDES AGAINST SOME OF THE DEEPLY-ROOTED SOCIAL INJUSTICES THAT VIOLATE THE RIGHTS OF HAITI'S MOST VULNERABLE. BB STAFF, PARTNERS, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND NETWORK MEMBERS CONTINUED TO WORK, AND REGULARLY FACTOR IN RISK-MITIGATION MEASURES AS NEEDED (WEEKLY, DAILY, AND AT TIMES, HOURLY) TO CONDUCT PROGRAMMING AND OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES. URBAN MODEL COMMUNITY INITIATIVE MOVEMENT TO END CHILD DOMESTIC SERVITUDE (RESTAVK): 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.) URBAN SOCIAL MAPPING EXERCISES ALONG WITH CHILD WELFARE SURVEYS WERE CONDUCTED IN EACH NEW NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL MAPPING WAS CONDUCTED WITH 623 HOUSEHOLDS (AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND ENTITIES) AND 568 HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATED IN THE CHILD WELFARE SURVEY. SPECIFICALLY, FROM THE CHILD WELFARE SURVEY: 87.5% OF THE 568 RESPONDENTS WERE HEADS OF HOUSEHOLD; 1,065 CHILDREN WERE LIVING IN HOUSEHOLDS OF RESPONDENTS; 53.2% OF RESPONDENTS HAD 1-3 CHILDREN IN THE HOME; 88% OF RESPONDENTS REPORTED USING VIOLENCE AS A FORM OF DISCIPLINE; 15% OF CHILDREN FROM RESPONDENT HOUSEHOLDS ARE LIVING OUTSIDE OF THE HOME, EITHER IN A RESTAVK SITUATION OR AT RISK OF ENTERING A RESTAVK SITUATION; AND 34% OF THE CHILDREN LIVING IN RESPONDENT HOUSEHOLDS ARE NOT THE BIOLOGICAL CHILDREN OF THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD AND/OR COME FROM AN OUTSIDE COMMUNITY (WHICH MEANS THE CHILDREN ARE POTENTIALLY ALREADY LIVING IN A RESTAVK SITUATION OR ARE AT RISK OF ENTERING A RESTAVK SITUATION). THE LATTER IS OF CONSIDERABLE CONCERN AND REQUIRES A SPECIAL STRATEGY TOGETHER WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES THAT WILL BE EXPLORED IN FY2022. EDUCATION IS A CONVERSATION (ESK) CHILD RIGHTS PROGRAMMING WAS LAUNCHED WITH THE TRAINING OF 10 NEW DIALOGUE GROUP FACILITATORS AND 22 ESK CHILD RIGHTS DIALOGUE GROUPS. ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE PEOPLE (147 WOMEN) SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AND GRADUATED FROM THE ESK CHILD RIGHTS DIALOGUE GROUPS. THIRTY-FIVE SELF-IDENTIFIED SURVIVORS (23 WOMEN) CAME FORWARD AFTER AWARENESS-RAISING NEIGHBORHOOD RALLIES (CALLED 'KWAZAD') TO EXPRESS THEIR INTEREST IN JOINING THE MOVEMENT, AND TWO NEW BRANCHES OF THE ADULT SURVIVORS OF RESTAVK NETWORK (SRN) WERE CREATED. TWENTY SURVIVOR-ACTIVISTS (14 WOMEN) PARTICIPATED IN A 3-DAY INTENSE TRAINING WORKSHOP ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT. THREE FAMILIES IN URBAN LAGONAV NEIGHBORHOODS WERE TRAINED AND CERTIFIED AS WELCOMING FAMILIES, VETTED AND APPROVED TO RECEIVE CHILDREN IN NEED OF TEMPORARY SAFE HOUSING; THE FAMILIES ARE THE FIRST OF THEIR KIND ON THE ENTIRE ISLAND. FIVE CHILDREN WERE SUPPORTED WITH DIRECT INTERVENTION FROM SURVIVOR-ACTIVISTS, INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN PLACED WITH NEWLY TRAINED WELCOMING FAMILIES. 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. RURAL MODEL COMMUNITY INITIATIVE MOVEMENT TO END CHILD DOMESTIC SERVITUDE (RESTAVK): 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. THE FIRST-EVER DECREE TO MONITOR CHILD MOVEMENT CHILDREN ON LAGONAV WAS PUBLISHED THIS YEAR. EIGHT HUNDRED AND EIGHT-NINE NEW ACTIVISTS JOINED CHILD-PROTECTION-MOVEMENT, INCLUDING 215 ADULT SURVIVORS. FORTY NEW CHILD-RIGHTS GROUPS (PROTECTION BRIGADES/RESTAVK-SURVIVORS BRANCHES) WERE CREATED AND/OR ACTIVATED. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN MEMBERS OF NEW CHILD PROTECTION STRUCTURES WERE TRAINED IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT & CONFLICT MANAGEMENT. FORTY CHILDREN EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE AND/OR LIVING IN RESTAVK WERE SUPPORTED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, INCLUDING FAMILY REUNIFICATION. FOURTEEN LAGONAV FAMILIES WERE TRAINED AND ACCREDITED AS PIONEER-HOST-FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN NEEDING TEMPORARY HOUSING; BB STAFF WERE TRAINED IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING-VETTING-TRAINING NEW FAMILIES WHICH MAKES BB AN ACCREDITED ORGANIZATION WITH THE HAITIAN GOVERNMENT. CHALLENGES: INCREASED AWARENESS-UNDERSTANDING AROUND CHILDREN'S RIGHTS/RESTAVK IS LEADING TO AN INCREASED NEED FOR RESPONSE-BASED ACTIVITIES OF VARIOUS KINDS. WHILE BB HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE RESPONSE- SUPPORT IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, EACH CASE IS UNIQUE, REQUIRING CLOSE FOLLOW UP. COORDINATION WITH OTHER ACTORS HAS BEEN INITIATED TO ENSURE ALL ASPECTS OF A TAILORED-RESPONSE ARE ADDRESSED. SHIFTS-CHANGES IN STAFFING IN PREVIOUS YEAR CREATED A GAP FOR GUIDED SUPPORT/LEADERSHIP FOR TARGETED ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES/LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOLLOW-UP ON SPECIFIC CASES. PARTNERSHIPS WITH LEGAL-AID ORGANIZATIONS IN PORT-AU-PRINCE, A BRANCH OF THE LEADING HAITIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATION ON THE ISLAND PLAYED AN EVER MORE CRUCIAL SUPPORTING ROLE. MOVEMENT TO GUARANTEE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO QUALITY EDUCATION: SEVEN NEW SCHOOLS COMPLETED YEAR 1 OF THE 2-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM WITH MATNWA COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTER (MCLC). SCHOOLS WERE SUPPORTED TO INTEGRATE NEW METHODS/APPROACHES TO DELIVER PRIMARY EDUCATION IN CREOLE THAT IS PARTICIPATORY, NONVIOLENT, ROOTED IN LOCAL CULTURE. THE ANSAGALE COMMUNAL EDUCATION PLATFORM (ACEP), INITIATED & SUPPORTED BY BB WITH BRANCHES IN 7 COMMUNAL-SECTIONS, ENTERED ITS SECOND YEAR. IT HAS ALREADY BECOME A KEY COMMUNITY-COMMUNAL REFERENCE AS IT TAKES ON A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN PROMOTING THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION. ACEP MEMBERS DEMONSTRATED INCREASED MOTIVATION, COORDINATION, AND COLLABORATION THIS YEAR, WITH EACH BRANCH ESTABLISHING ACTION-PLANS; MANY WORKED WITH OTHER GROUPS TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC ISSUES. THIRTY-FIVE STAFF FROM PARTICIPATING-SCHOOLS RECEIVED MONTHLY COACHING- VISITS, PARTICIPATED IN SEVERAL, MULTI-DAY TRAINING-WORKSHOPS. FOUR- HUNDRED-THIRTY-ONE CHILDREN ENROLLED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR; 94% COMPLETED THE SCHOOL YEAR. INFLUENCED BY MCLC'S WORK/ADVOCACY, MINISTRY- OF-EDUCATION ISSUED A NEW DIRECTIVE - USING MCLC'S LANGUAGE-APPROACH, WRITTEN IN CREOLE INSTEAD OF FRENCH - PROHIBITING CORPORAL PUNISHMENT. ACEP BEGAN ADDRESSING ACCESS-TO-EDUCATION, CONDUCTING SURVEYS IN 4 OUT OF 7 COMMUNAL-SECTIONS ON -OF-SCHOOL-AGED-CHILDREN-NOT-IN-SCHOOL (EITHER NEVER-ENROLLED AND/OR ENROLLED-DROPPED-OUT) AND WHY. INITIAL DATA INDICATES 137 CHILDREN STOPPED GOING AND/OR NEVER STARTED. DATA COLLECTION-ANALYSIS AND CONTINUED FOLLOW-UP IS PLANNED. ACEP BEGAN DISCUSSING INITIATIVES/INCENTIVES TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS TO CHANGE POLICIES/PRACTICES TO ALLOW ALL CHILDREN TO ACCESS. CHALLENGES: SHIFTS-CHANGES IN STAFFING IN PREVIOUS YEAR CREATED A GAP FOR GUIDED SUPPORT/LEADERSHIP FOR ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES. AS |
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| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FINANCE DIRECTOR REVIEWS FORM 990 IN DETAIL WITH THE ACCOUNTANT/AUDITOR. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE INCLUDING SEVERAL BOARD MEMBERS AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE PASSING IT ON TO THE ENTIRE BOARD BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SET THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PROVIDES COMPENSATION GUIDLINES FOR OTHER POSITIONS BY ITS APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET. COMPENSATION LEVELS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN LOWER THAN INDUSTRY STANDARDS BY THE CHOICE OF THE EMPLOYEES, WHO CONSIDER THEIR WORK A MINISTRY IN SERVICE OF GOD AND HUMANITY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | SEE 15A ABOVE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON THEIR REQUEST. |
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