SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, August 15, 2009. —The Batey Relief Alliance is launching this month a third year of food aid—distributing 75 metric tons of food products in the Dominican Republic, with the financial and technical assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This program, under the USAID’s Food for Peace-International Food …
MONTE PLATA, Dominican Republic. – The Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People (SDOP) along with the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) inaugurated this past July two new water systems inside sugarcane bateyes El Bosque Arriba and La Cerca in the province of Monte Plata. The water systems were built by BRA and generously financed by …
SANTO DOMINGO, August 6, 2009. – During a brief visit in the Dominican Republic to hold a conference at the largest Dominican University (USAD) and an art exhibition at the Ajoupa Gallery, Frank Etienne—a Nobel Prize candidate, who is also a poet, musician and painter, met privately with Ulrick Gaillard, BRA’s CEO to discuss the …
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic. – The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA Dominicana) was invited to exhibit its work during a three-day event—Expo Monte Plata 2009—from August 1-3, organized by the Province of Monte Plata promoting its rich agricultural, cultural and eco-touristic values. Thousands visited the organization’s stand where hundreds of brochures, pamphlets, and small gifts were …
