Dominican Republic
Total Projects: 151
Project Spending: $223,867
The Caribbean’s largest sovereign economy, the Dominican Republic is home to a largely mixed population descended from African slaves and Spanish colonists as well as some vestiges of the region’s indigenous Taino people. The country struggles to reconcile extreme social inequality, corruption, and widespread poverty with its relatively successful economic transition from agriculture to services and tourism, the latter comprising one fifth of the Dominican GDP.
Emerging from decades of dictatorial rule, the Dominican Republic has made significant gains in developing competent social institutions but shortfalls are readily apparent. While the number of Dominicans living in severe poverty has sharply decreased, relative poverty is extremely common. One third of Dominicans live below the national poverty line and 21% of Dominicans live near the threshold of multidimensional poverty (UNDP). Unlike many other developing nations, most poor Dominicans live in urban areas although rural poverty and isolation, especially in remote campos and bateyes, remain considerable challenges. A minority of poor Dominicans complete high school and levels of academic achievement are low relative to economically comparable countries. Those on the margins of society suffer from a lack of consistent access to clean water, shelter, medical care, education, sanitation, public safety, and electricity. The Dominican Republic has a high rate of violence against women and is experiencing a femicide epidemic. Most of these crimes are never reported and the group at greatest risk is women aged 15-24. Further, one in four Dominican women is or has been a teen mother, one of the highest rates in Latin America, which limits opportunities for women and girls and traps them in cycles of intergenerational poverty. In addition, a long history of protracted ethno-national tension between ethnic Haitians (including those born in the Dominican Republic) and ethnic Dominicans has led to widespread anti-Haitianism that has facilitated the marginalization of people of Haitian descent, forcing them to the extremes of Dominican society as they struggle with grinding poverty, state-sanctioned displacement, summary deportation, and denial of their most basic rights.
Discover Projects in Dominican Republic
COVID-19: Digital Prevention Education & PPE
Dominican Republic
2020
Seeds of Change
Dominican Republic
2018
Building Latrines in Rincon Claro
Dominican Republic
2016
Community Health Clinic in Cruce de Arroyo Hondo Expansion
Dominican Republic
2015
Improved Cook Stoves
Dominican Republic
2015
Water Security in Rural Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
2015
Mobile Honey Extractor
Dominican Republic
2015
Supporting Sports and Healthy Lifestyles in Hato Viejo
Dominican Republic
2014
Water Storage Tanks
Dominican Republic
2013
Bringing Water to La Finca
Dominican Republic
2013
Bio-Sand Water Filters to Provide Families with Safe Drinking Water
Dominican Republic
2012
Project Upbeat
Dominican Republic
2010
Punta Rucia Library Project
Dominican Republic
2008
Increasing skills and economic opportunities for the women of Las Galeras through technical training
Dominican Republic
2016
Greenhouse in the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
2015
Revitalizing the Community Center of Sabana Larga
Dominican Republic
2015
Improved Cookstoves: For the Cure of Respiratory Illnesses and Care for the Community Environment
Dominican Republic
2015
Dominican Republic Provincial Health Promotion Network
Dominican Republic
2015
Torneo de Volibol Sirve con Fuerza
Dominican Republic
2014
Community Health Clinic in Cruce de Arroyo Hondo
Dominican Republic
2014
Declaro Mis Derechos
Dominican Republic
2014
World Connect Ranchito de los Peralta
Dominican Republic
2014
Healthier Cookstoves with World Connect
Dominican Republic
2014
Fogones Mejorados- Improved Cook Stoves- World Connect
Dominican Republic
2014
World Connect Improved Cookstoves in Copey
Dominican Republic
2014
Improved Cookstoves Project
Dominican Republic
2014
Improved Cook Stoves (Fogones Mejorados) - World Connect
Dominican Republic
2014
Batey Altagracia: Youth Volleyball
Dominican Republic
2014
Comumidad Prospera: Centro de Internet Nucleo de Techologia Repoening
Dominican Republic
2013
La Reserva Cocoa
Dominican Republic
2013
Activity Conference for Parents
Dominican Republic
2013
A Healthier Home and Environment: Improved Cookstove Project
Dominican Republic
2013
Market Ready
Dominican Republic
2013
Improved Cookstoves, Clavellina de Dajabon, Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
2013
A Place to Play
Dominican Republic
2013
A New Hearth, and Healthier Home: Smoke Reducing Cook Stoves and Culinary Classes
Dominican Republic
2013
Declaro mis Derechos: Documentation Promotor
Dominican Republic
2013
Stoves Project for El Cacheo
Dominican Republic
2013
Enhancing rural education
Dominican Republic
2013
Improved Cook Stoves
Dominican Republic
2013
Advance the Green Brigade -- Ecological Education for Dominican Youth Multipliers
Dominican Republic
2013
Fogones Mejorados en La Maguana
Dominican Republic
2013
Documentation Promotores Program
Dominican Republic
2013
Rebuilding the Environment
Dominican Republic
2013
Los Callejones NW Sanitation Project
Dominican Republic
2012
Los Callejones NW Sanitation Project
Dominican Republic
2012
Fortalecer pa' Crecer
Dominican Republic
2012
Culinary Activism: Cooking a Coral Reef Threat (Activismo Culinario: Cocinando una Amenaza del Arrecife)
Dominican Republic
2012
Los Cientificos Locos (The Mad Scientists)
Dominican Republic
2012
Fogones Sanos, Vidas Contentas (Healthy Stoves, Happy Lives)
Dominican Republic
2012
Kids Tire Park
Dominican Republic
2011
Manos Maenos en Mocion (Mao Hands in Motion)
Dominican Republic
2011
Peaking Pico
Dominican Republic
2011
Take it to the Zafacon!: Introducing Sustainable Trash Management Practices Through Art
Dominican Republic
2011
A New Lease On Life
Dominican Republic
2011
Arts, Crafts, & Murals, Galore!
Dominican Republic
2011
Suenos del Manana (dreams of tomorrow)
Dominican Republic
2011
Aventura Arrecife Coral (Coral Reef Adventure)
Dominican Republic
2011
Healthy Girls make Healthy Women
Dominican Republic
2011
Jovenes que Ensenan, Ninos que se Educan (JENE)/ Youth Teach, Kids Learn
Dominican Republic
2011
Summer of Fun!
Dominican Republic
2011
Parque Infantil Suny Ortiz (Suny Ortiz Children's Park)
Dominican Republic
2011
Limpieza de las Lagunas
Dominican Republic
2011
El Movimiento Verde- Going Green in Batey 6!
Dominican Republic
2011
Outrageous All Arts Camp For the Shining Young Girls Group of Loss Galeras
Dominican Republic
2011
Latrines and Cholera Prevention for Aguas Negras
Dominican Republic
2011
Sirve con Fuerza
Dominican Republic
2011
Muchachos de los Macos
Dominican Republic
2011
Superstars de Manabao
Dominican Republic
2011
Proyecto AndArte
Dominican Republic
2011
Keeping It Green!
Dominican Republic
2011
Esnorkeling with Jovenes Verdes
Dominican Republic
2011
Futuras Verdes por la Fronteriza
Dominican Republic
2011
Passport to the World
Dominican Republic
2011
Brigada Verde en Las Auyamas
Dominican Republic
2011
Crezco con Arte (I Grow with Art)
Dominican Republic
2011
Batey Cachena
Dominican Republic
2011
Celebrando El Mundo (Celebrating the World)
Dominican Republic
2011
The Magic School Bus
Dominican Republic
2011
Kids' Club
Dominican Republic
2011
Dia de las Donas Women's Exchange and Workshop
Dominican Republic
2010
Engineering a Brighter Future! (The Young Dominican Engineers Club)
Dominican Republic
2010
Playing Field as a Life Teacher
Dominican Republic
2010
The Green Brigade Youth Group and Camps
Dominican Republic
2010
El Paridense Community Magazine
Dominican Republic
2010
Brigada Verde Gaspar Hernandez
Dominican Republic
2010
Restauracion wants to read
Dominican Republic
2010
All Roads Lead to Green
Dominican Republic
2010
Knowledge is Power
Dominican Republic
2010
Community Library
Dominican Republic
2010
Estrellitas de Oro Art Camp
Dominican Republic
2010
Documenting Dreams
Dominican Republic
2010
Centro de Promoción Comunitaria (CEPROCO)
Dominican Republic
2010
Community Women's Group of Los Blancos
Dominican Republic
2010
Recreo, Expresion, y Desarollo “Recreation, Expression, and Development” (RED)
Dominican Republic
2010
Somos Promotoritos
Dominican Republic
2010
Recyclopedia
Dominican Republic
2010
Fortalecimiento del Eco Club Cambita
Dominican Republic
2010
Telenovela for Teens!
Dominican Republic
2010
Canoa's Public Library
Dominican Republic
2010
Sports, Health and Leadership: The Experiment! Deportes, Salud, y Liderazgo: El Experimento!
Dominican Republic
2010
REVIVING THE ARTS: HIGUERITO ART CAMP
Dominican Republic
2010
Ya Tu Sabes! (Yeah, you know!)
Dominican Republic
2010
Viva Vicentillo!
Dominican Republic
2010
Promoting Education in the DR
Dominican Republic
2010
Brigada Verde
Dominican Republic
2010
El Parte de Arte en Nuestro Mundo (Art's Part in Our World)
Dominican Republic
2010
Arte Cultura Boruga
Dominican Republic
2010
Environmental Education
Dominican Republic
2010
Clase de Arte
Dominican Republic
2010
Volleyball for Life Fitness
Dominican Republic
2010
Drawing Your Dreams
Dominican Republic
2010
Promoting Individuality Through Art
Dominican Republic
2010
Three Pointers of Awareness
Dominican Republic
2010
Los Arroces Murals
Dominican Republic
2010
Arte para la vida
Dominican Republic
2010
Building Creative Minds
Dominican Republic
2010
Proyecto de Estrellas
Dominican Republic
2009
TaeKwon-Do Club
Dominican Republic
2009
Public Library in Higuerito
Dominican Republic
2009
Sirve con Fuerza: Regional Volleyball Tournament
Dominican Republic
2009
Engaging Minds Center
Dominican Republic
2009
Ser Mujer
Dominican Republic
2009
We Paint our Dreams!
Dominican Republic
2009
Bananas in Art
Dominican Republic
2009
Las Delicias Community Library Project
Dominican Republic
2009
Creative Learning Space and Resource Room
Dominican Republic
2009
Batey Ocho Softball Team
Dominican Republic
2009
Leer para Vida La Biblioteca de Escalera Arriba
Dominican Republic
2009
Volleyball Team Duveaux
Dominican Republic
2009
Community Health Mural Project
Dominican Republic
2009
Escojo Mi Vida Library Project
Dominican Republic
2009
Brigada Verde Bird Guides
Dominican Republic
2008
Painting Workshop
Dominican Republic
2008
Jump Start Volleyball
Dominican Republic
2008
Be Healthy, Play Ball!
Dominican Republic
2008
10-Week Art Immersion
Dominican Republic
2008
Camp Glow (Girls Leading Our World) II
Dominican Republic
2008
Bi-National Soccer and Creative Arts Camp
Dominican Republic
2008
MamaMalta- Escojo Mi Vida
Dominican Republic
2008
La Peñita Baseball Team
Dominican Republic
2008
Art Camp - Aguas Negras
Dominican Republic
2008
Art In Bani!
Dominican Republic
2008
Urgent Needs Latrines, La Vigia and Colonia Japonesa
Dominican Republic
2013
Urgent Need Latrines, La vigia and Km. 4
Dominican Republic
2013
Building Latrines in a Provincial Capital: Attending to Sanitation Needs in San Jos
Dominican Republic
2014
El Limonal Latrine Building Project
Dominican Republic
2014
Improving Efficiency of Artisan Operations in Higuerito
Dominican Republic
2015
Building an Eco-Friendly Community: Construction of 12 Eco-Latrines in Las Galeras, Samana
Dominican Republic
2012
Sanitarios Para Una Comunidad Sana (Bathrooms for a Healthy Community)
Dominican Republic
2012
Incorporating Gender Equality and a New Masculinity
Dominican Republic
2019
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