This paper is a short summary of the results of a research study conducted about the effect of a community mobilization program to prevent violence against women and girls in La Vallée, Haiti called the Rethinking Power program of Beyond Borders/ Depase Fwontyè yo. Rethinking Power implemented programming in La Vallée by from 2017-2021, a period that also included challenges such as COVID-19 and a political, economic and social crisis in Haiti.

Cette présentation, préparée par Beyond Borders, décrit le travail que la fondation réalise pour prévenir les violences envers les femmes et les filles en Haïti. La fondation soutient qu'il existe trois principaux axes de travail en matière de prévention de la violence : la création et l’adaptation de matériel, la mobilisation communautaire, ainsi que la défense des droits et l’influence. La fondation présente les deux approches qu’elle utilise pour atteindre ses objectifs : SASA! (Start, Awareness, Support and Action) et Power to Girls. Elle témoigne enfin de l’implantation de SASA!

1 in 3 Haitian women and girls have experienced domestic or sexual violence. While the most direct, negative impact of this violence is on the physical and mental health of the survivor herself, the whole community suffers. Children conceived through rape are especially vulnerable. The risk of sexually transmitted disease, including HIV, is greatly increased, and economic development is also jeopardized.