Change

Begins

With Her

Group of schoolgirls in uniform walking and smiling in a school corridor.

Education Changes Everything

Mercy Beyond Borders invests in women and girls in regions of extreme poverty by providing access to education, leadership training, and critical support services. Working in South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Malawi, and Haiti, we focus on creating pathways for young women to thrive, even in the most challenging circumstances.

From scholarships and individualized case management to leadership development and career planning, we aim to break down the barriers that hold women and girls back. Through our holistic approach, young women find their voice, develop their talents, and emerge as influential advocates and change-makers in their communities.

  • 52%

    of girls in South Sudan are forcibly marred as minors

  • 96%

    of grls in South Sudan never have access to high school

  • South Sudan

    has the world’s worst maternal mortality rate

Risking Their Lives for Education

These pre-teen girls in South Sudan are fugitives. They’ve run away from their villages in the dead of night to escape forced marriages. Their families had given them to old men in exchange for dowries of cattle.

They were desperate for freedom and education. There are now more than 70 such escapees among the 1,000+ girls at St Bakhita Girls’ Primary, their safe haven and the only all-girl primary school in the country. Mercy Beyond Borders is their main support as they learn, make friends, and grow.

Forced marriage — a form of human trafficking — remains commonplace in South Sudan. These girls have no voice and are denied basic rights. Mercy Beyond Borders changes this narrative by promoting education and leadership among women and girls born into extreme poverty. Using a case-management model, we support girls from primary school through university. We invest in them for the long haul.

This approach works. Besides educating young women, it has other powerful impacts. Our grads will have fewer children, better nutrition, healthier families, paid employment, and higher standards of living. They will also prioritize education for their children, thus breaking the cycle of extreme poverty.

A young girl sitting on a bed in a small, sparse room, holding a water bottle and smiling at the camera. She has an open book on her lap, wearing a colorful dress.

Education
Transforms
Lives

Don’t Just Take Our Word for It… Hear it From Them!

  • "This is such an important project for our community because there are so many parents like me who otherwise would have lost hope to educate our daughters."

    Linda, Mom of MBB Scholar, Haiti

  • “MBB changed my life. I was educated academically and educated in life skills. I don't have the words now, and I couldn't find the words to properly thank MBB for all it has done for me, even if I spent an entire year searching for them. Thank you feels too small.”

    Withmie, MBB High School Alumna, Haiti

  • "The most important things I have gained from MBB are my academic progress and the value of acting with compassion. I tell everyone, 'MBB is a miracle for me."'

    Mary, MBB Alumna & Civil Engineer, South Sudan

  • "MBB is the best place a young girl can grow up. You have made me the woman I am today."

    Manon, MBB High School Alumna, Haiti

  • “I am the first in my entire family to attend school. Thanks to Mercy Beyond Borders, I have improved my outlook on life and have hope for the future because I am an educated woman.”

    Esther, MBB High School Alumna, South Sudan

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