Andrea, Lily, Millie, Natalie, Nichole

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Dominicans – from latin descentHatians – from freed slaves of French colonies In the 1990s they switched to high fructose corn

syrup rather than sugar cane which really hurt the economy.

Many uneducated, no jobs, no rights

BACKGROUND – THE BATEYS

Began in the DR in 1995 Invest in the communities through Village

Partnership Program including schools, churches, feeding programs and medical services

Child Sponsorship to provide children with education, nutrition, health, clothing and ministry

COTN has established relationships in the communities, so we will be recognized in the community.

Goal: To end the dead-end cycle of poverty and to give these precious children a chance at a life far diff erent from the one they had – a chance to make a diff erence in their own communities

EMPOWERMENT and LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

WHO IS CHILDREN OF THE NATIONS?

Building relationships with with people in the village of Los Robles as well as our host and COTN.

Installation of Pro-Vector devices and education on their use. Attract mosquitos both visually and olfactory with color and chemical attractants

Middle “bait” must be replaced every 6-9 months. This explains the continual, long-term need for people in the communities. It is not just a one time thing but a long lasting relationship between the communities and COTN.

WHAT WE’RE DOING

We are also partnering with the University of Texas with the WASH (Water Sanitation Hygiene) program, helping with a census of global health.

Exploring the health impacts of education in three rural Bateyes.

We will be fi lling out household registers. This allows us to really get to know the families and to build trusting relationships.

This is to collect and monitor vital information about EVERY household in each of the 5 communities to capture vital statistics about the size of families, the number of families per households, the total population of each community and some of the important health outcomes for each family.

WHAT WE’RE DOING

Staying at “The Casa” all together that holds 40 people. Our chef and host will be with us as well.

Meeting with Dr. Paulino, a malaria specialist, studies parasitology. (Malaria, intestinal parasites, etc.) He has lived in Barahona for 25 years.

3 Clinic Visits within the communityHelp COTN take Sponsorship photos

WHAT WE’RE DOING

Language BarrierLong days, a lot of walking, time constraintsMaking detailed mapsConcept of time (time vs. event)Political dynamic (Haitians vs. Dominicans)Extreme poverty Avoiding “us vs. them” mentality, coming to partner

with the community. Learning from the culture.Diffi cult to not see immediate results, we are

playing a small role

CHALLENGES

Long process to figuring out what we’re doing but

now we are EXCITED!