http://www.bateyrelief.org Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:47:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en New York, New York, July 2, 2008. – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) granted the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) status of Private Voluntary Organization (PVO). Ulrick Gaillard, BRA’s CEO said, “PVO registration will enable BRA to become eligible for federal financial assistance within the USAID funding circle.” BRA sought ... http://www.bateyrelief.org/2008/07/02/batey-relief-alliance-granted-usaid%e2%80%99s-pvo-status/ SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic. – In an effort to address critical healthcare needs of thousands of people living in border communities on both sides of the island of Hispaniola—shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, the Batey Relief Alliance, last month, led a strategic meeting bringing to the table top ... http://www.bateyrelief.org/2008/06/16/batey-relief-alliance-dr-and-haiti-discussed-border-hivaids-prevention/ NEW YORK, June 4, 2008. – The Kentucky-based Presbyterian Church-USA’s Committee on the Self Development of People (SDOP) has approved a generous grant of $126,728 to install water systems inside four batey communities of the Dominican Republic. The two recipients of the grants, the Batey Relief Alliance’s field organization, BRA DOMINICANA ... http://www.bateyrelief.org/2008/06/09/pc-usa-self-development-of-people-collaborates-with-batey-relief-alliance-in-clean-water-project-inside-dominican-bateyes/ SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, June 4, 2008. – Miguel A. Puente H. was voted unanimously on May 28th by members of the Board of BRA Dominicana to be their new President—a top post that was filled prior by journalist Nexcy D’ Leon. “I am truly honored to be part of ... http://www.bateyrelief.org/2008/06/04/prominent-dominican-businessman-voted-new-chairman-of-the-board-of-batey-relief-alliance-dominicana/ SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, June 3, 2008. —The Batey Relief Alliance launches this month another year of food aid, distributing 75 metric tons of food 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 ... http://www.bateyrelief.org/2008/06/03/usaid-and-batey-relief-alliance-collaborate-in-food-aid-project-for-people-living-in-extreme-poverty-in-the-dominican-republic/ SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, May 20, 2008. – The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA Dominicana) announced today that it will soon begin an expansion of its Dominican Republic Children's Health Campaign by distributing prenatal vitamins to pregnant women living inside the bateyes and border communities of Pedernales and Anse-a-Pitre. BRA ... http://www.bateyrelief.org/2008/05/20/batey-relief-alliance-expands-vitamin-program-to-border-communities/ SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic. – The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) completed its 2007 independent financial audit and is reporting a total public fundraising activity in the amount of $2,312,997.35, of which, $85,371 covered the organization’s administrative expenditures while $2,227,626.35 was spent to develop its programs and projects in the Dominican ... http://www.bateyrelief.org/2008/05/09/dr-received-more-than-23-million-in-humanitarian-aid-from-batey-relief-alliance/ NEW HAVEN, Connecticut. – Ulrick Gaillard, founder and CEO of the Batey Relief Alliance addressed on Saturday, April 12, 2008 an audience of hundreds of academicians, public health experts, students, and international aid workers and executives at the Unite For Sight 4th annual conference held at Yale University. Gaillard, a trained ... http://www.bateyrelief.org/2008/04/13/batey-relief-alliance%e2%80%99s-founder-ulrick-gaillard-presented-at-yale-law-school/ ANSE-A-PITRES, Haiti. – Haiti’s Health Minister, Dr. Robert Auguste, ended on Saturday, March 30th in the Southeastern impoverished border locality of Anse-a-Pitres, a series of meetings with board members and strategic partners of the Batey Relief Alliance and BRA Dominicana—as part of a three-day visit to the Dominican Republic searching ... http://www.bateyrelief.org/2008/04/07/haiti%e2%80%99s-health-ministry-and-batey-relief-alliance-agreed-on-border-collaboration/ SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic. – At the invitation of the Batey Relief Alliance, a high level government delegation from the Republic of Haiti, headed by the country’s Health Minister, Dr. Robert Auguste will visit the Dominican Republic from March 27-29. The purpose for the trip is to provide the officials with ... http://www.bateyrelief.org/2008/03/13/haiti%e2%80%99s-health-minister-to-visit-batey-relief-alliance%e2%80%99s-projects-in-dr/