January 2015, Update: The Girls Count Act did not pass during the 113th Congress. In 2015 we are waiting for reintroduction of the bill. Sign up for updates from Beyond 5 to receive the latest news on ways you can take action. Today the House of Representatives voted to pass the Girls Count Act, H.R.3398. … Read More
As Congress returns to Washington, D.C., next week, it will be the official beginning of the lame duck session — a time when Congress is known for taking least action. We want to propose something different- how about an awesome duck session? Here are some reasons we think this needs to happen: More than 748 million … Read More
Twenty years ago today, an unprecedented number of countries and partners came together in Vienna to adopt the Vienna Declaration of Human Rights. Throughout the years, the United Nations has held summits recognizing the rights of different groups of people. Known as mandates, these are the rights that UN peacekeepers recognize and commit to protecting. Here … Read More
A Human Rights Issue is a Child Health Issue. By James Pedrick, Community Engagement Manager for World Vision Youth, and Christina Bradic, Beyond 5. Normally on Beyond 5, we talk about maternal and child health issues, but today we wanted to fill you in on a situation happening right now in the Dominican Republic. People … Read More
Kids from Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy projects and orphans from Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war have one thing in common: no one gives them a chance. Brownstones to Red Dirt, a feature-length documentary, tells the story of how these “lost” groups find one another through a pen pal program that not only shapes their lives, but also … Read More
Each week in July, Beyond 5 is bringing you movie recommendations. These movies may not be of the typical summer blockbuster variety, but they tell amazing stories. Today our feature is Small Voices: The Stories of Cambodia’s Children. ‘A revealing look at the difficult challenges street children in Cambodia face every day, this documentary chronicles the … Read More