Not About Me

This is Morgan’s story. But it’s also about us rethinking how we help and give.

To mark the release of Not About Me, we are raising funds to build homes for three families!

We reunited Samuel* with a happy, loving family. Now, we work to empower them with the resources and opportunities for independence. Join us in raising $20,000 to build a home for Samuel’s family and two others just like his.

Providing permanent, safe housing empowers families to build a self-sufficient future.

With your help, we can make this happen.

Our goal is to raise $20,000. With your support, we can make this happen

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It’s been ten years in-the-making and now the feature documentary, Not About Me, has premiered at NorthwestFest International Documentary Festival and is set to be released across Canada in the Fall 2021.

Not About Me features Morgan Wienberg, our co-founder & Head of Haiti Operations, and her decade long journey working with Haitians and LFBS, starting with her arrival in Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake in 2010. Over the next decade, we see Morgan challenge her own perceptions and privilege to become a more meaningful ally to Haitians working to build a better future.

Learn more about the film and its educational impact campaign: https://www.notaboutmefilm.com/

When children are separated from their families, there is a reason for it.

Children living in corrupt orphanages, the streets, or the restavek system are all easily exploited because they have been separated from their families. To truly make a difference we must not only reunite children with their families, but also address the issue that caused separation in the first place.

Our reunification process involves assessing a family’s overall state of vulnerability, and developing a plan for family strengthening. Sometimes that includes things like vocational training, medical care, or nutritional support. For these three families, it’s housing.

This past year, more than ever, parents around the world experienced the challenge of juggling work with looking after children, all while cleaning, cooking, and making sure school work gets done. Imagine if you had to do all of that without running water or electricity.

A story of resilience.

Joseph* was formerly exploited as a restavek and subjected to a horribly abusive situation. After escaping his host family at the age of 16, he became involved with LFBS. This remarkable little boy quickly became a leader among the youth we work with.

Each year, LFBS holds our Annual Street Child Meeting with all of the street children in Les Cayes, where we motivate them to reunite with their families and change their lives. This past year, Joseph spoke as a motivational speaker at that meeting. He stood up in front of everyone and talked about how excited he was to be attending school and how he was looking forward to being reunited with his family, describing how his life had been changed since he became involved with LFBS. His speech had everyone in attendance in tears!

He moved some of the boys so much that, because of Joseph, they decided to leave the streets and work toward changing their lives for the better. These boys are now being supported by LFBS, and are being prepared to be reunited with their families.

We are so grateful to Joseph for his strength and courage. He overcame his own painful situation and used it to not only change his own life, but the lives of others. His story reminds us why we do what we do!

Building a self-sufficient future.

Peterson* is a third child who we are working with, whose family is in need of permanent, safe housing. Children living in corrupt orphanages, the streets, or the restavek system are all easily exploited because they have been separated from their families. To truly make a difference we must not only reunite children with their families, but also address the issue that caused separation in the first place.