School in Loma Bajita, Puerto Plata area, Dominican Republic
School within the DR is free however it is not always 'open' to the Haitians.
We have been able to purchase many uniforms and shoes (if the children do not have them they just don't go to school) and have opened a temporary school in one poor area.
Photos here are of what the area is like and of the school children and their teachers.
So far 36 pre-school and 35 children ages 6 to 12 are attending.
The goal is to get all of them into the DR system, bring the community together, and to make a difference somehow in these lives.