Mariposa Receives the Swarovski Crystal of Hope Award at the 2013 Life Ball! Life Ball, which takes place annually inside Vienna City Hall, is one of the biggest AIDS charity events in the world. The aim: to help affected people in an unconventional way and to fight against the taboo status of HIV/AIDS in our society. Therefore, Life Ball is an exuberant festivity that celebrates life and makes a loud statement in the fight against HIV and AIDS – resounding across the boundaries of Vienna and Austria.
Crystal of Hope 2013 donated by Swarovski for “The Girl Effect” LIFEBALL.ORG
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The Life Ball is the largest annual charity event in Europe, dedicated to promoting awareness and public consciousness about HIV and AIDS. Held in Vienna, Austria every year, Life Ball is a star-studded event that celebrates life and raises funds for organizations working to fight the disease. Since 2005, the Swarovski Crystal of Hope award and $100,000 euro prize has been awarded to different organizations across the globe that have performed outstanding work in the fight against HIV/AIDS. As part of The Girl Effect network, Mariposa was proud to be a 2013 recipient of this prestigious award. Founders Patricia Suriel and Jessica Lawson were flown to Vienna for the event where Suriel accepted the award on stage from actress and producer, Hilary Swank.
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INTERNATIONAL Day of the Girl In 2012 the United Nations officially declared October 11th as the International Day of the Girl to raise awareness of the issues concerning gender equality around the world. In 2013 the theme was focused on “Innovating for Girls’ Education” – spreading the word about the overwhelming evidence that keeping girls in school will turn them into a transformative force in society. Girls’ education has been identified as THE solution to achieve every development goal – from infant mor tality and fer tility to environmental sustainability and economic growth. Here in the Dominican Republic, we celebrated this important day with two screenings of the acclaimed documentary “Girl Rising” – a film that uses the power of storytelling to share how educating girls will transform societies. 4
The girls also engaged in an activity at The Mariposa Center for Girls where they decorated chains of paper girls and wrote the phrase “Yo soy una niña ____” (“I am a ___ girl”). Some of our favorite answers were “I am an intelligent girl” and “I am a girl that fights for my rights.”
While we celebrated the International Day of the Girl on a local level, Sophie Furigay was representing the Mariposa DR Foundation on an international level at the United Nations Day of the Girl Speak Out. Sophie is a 13-year-old volunteer who has been working with the Foundation for four years, and had the honor of being one of six girls selected to present about her work in front of a large audience. We are so proud of Sophie! 5
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Jacqueline Gúzman Mirabal Honorary Chairwoman Aislinn Doyle President Jessica Dianne Mitchell Treasurer Raymond Jay Dunn Jennifer Furigay Patricia Thorndike Suriel Advisory Board Julia Alvarez Deborah Bouknight Bill Eichner Emmanuel Franjul Renee Grant-Mitchell Judy Greenberg Richard Hansen Nell Newman Caitlin O’Shea Yaneris M. Rosa Elizabeth Thorndike James C. White Michelle Wucker Joelle Wyser-Pratte Dominican Board Jacqueline Gúzman Mirabal Claudia Schwarz María Elena Grateraux Francia Soranyi Lugo
STAFF Patricia Thorndike Suriel Executive Director and Founder Jessica Lawson Associate Director and Co-Founder Amanda Bucci, Program Coordinator
MISSION Educating and empowering girls to create
sustainable solutions to end generational poverty.
VISION To create the model that can be adopted around the
world for a holistic girls’ education and empowerment program to end generational poverty.
Yahaira López, Office Manager Pamela Cuadros, Graphic Designer
Dear Friends,
Alexandra Milián, Psychologist
2013 marked a year of celebrations and extraordinary accomplishments at The Mariposa DR Foundation. We officially opened the brand new Mariposa Center for Girls. We grew a garden and opened a library. We served thousands of meals out of our kitchen and most importantly, established a truly safe and beautiful space for girls to learn and grow. We opened the very first pool in Cabarete that is just for poor children to come and learn to swim. More than 88 children are no longer afraid of the water and 65 of them are regularly participating in water sports like surfing, kayaking, and kitesurfing. We started a music program and after a few short months, our girls are getting special requests to perform at special events on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic!
Alvaro Jimenez, Director of Transportation Orquidea García, Program Assistant Fernanda García, Office Assistant Beto Almonte, English Teacher Mary Jane García, Literacy Teacher Ana Iris Araujo, Custodian SUMMER VOLUNTEERS Samantha Ciotti Jennifer Donovan Tori Dunn Olivia Michael Rachel Miller Molly O’Meara Maryann Webb Chris Perry YEAR ROUND VOLUNTEERS Eric Broberg Genevieve Corrin Sarah Fisher Nia Fonéy Xanat Gonzalez Sherry Herdman Barbara Ofosu-Somuah Cinzia Rizzo Ada Smith
The Mariposa girls have become advocates for girls all over the world, celebrating International Day of the Girl and Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Our girls learned about Nelson Mandela and celebrated his life. We celebrated the beauty of our planet and dedicated Earth Day to recycling, reusing and cleaning up our community. We were joined by more than 300 international volunteers who spent countless hours helping us to fix up our property and we gained 300 new friends and advocates. One of the biggest highlights of 2013 was receiving the Swarovski Crystal of Hope Award at the Life Ball in Vienna, Austria where we were recognized for our programs to protect young women from HIV/AIDS. To be honored on a global stage in front of millions of people was meaningful beyond words, as the work of Mariposa began almost five years ago with one HIV positive girl. We ended 2013 at our 5th Annual Mariposa Holiday Fair under thousands of lights at our Center and just when we thought things couldn’t get any better, we opened 2014 with a bang at our inaugural gala in February. The outpouring of support we experienced in 2013 was unparalleled and far beyond anything we could have ever imagined. We exceeded our fundraising goals, taking in over $500,000 and are on track to becoming a million dollar organization by our fifth birthday in 2014. As we look forward to the future, we are eager to show our new center to the world and welcome more volunteers and advocates to join us in supporting our girls as they lift their families out of generational poverty forever. There is still so much to do, but here, we celebrate. It is hard to believe everything that has been accomplished in the past year and none of it could have been possible without you.
Aislinn Doyle Executive Board President
Patricia Suriel Executive Director
GET THE FACTS The Dominican Republic has one of the highest child marriage prevalence rates in the world. About 40% of girls marry before the age of 18 and a third of those are married before the age of 15.
Changing these trends requires clear strategies for education, empowerment and social and cultural norms change. Proven solutions are keeping girls in school and programs that offer life skills, literacy, health information and service and social support. *Taken from the 2012 United Nations Population Fund Report on the Dominican Republic from Girls Not Brides
Amy Martin
Xanat Gonzales
COLLABORATIONS
Amanda Bucci
The Dominican Republic has a high retention rate of Peace Corps volunteers and many end up staying in the country and building their lives here. We are proud to maintain a great relationship with the Peace Corps and work with several past volunteers! To fully understand and improve upon our work, we collect data from different communities in the Dominican Republic. This helps us stay on track with what girls are facing all over the country and come up with creative ideas that can be implemented anywhere in the world. In 2011 a satellite group of Mariposa girls was established in Tres Ceibas, a small rural community located in the hills of Rio San Juan. In Tres Ceibas there is no beach life, few foreigners and little access to running water. This particular site is also developing into a more popular destination for ecotourism. In 2012 Peace Corps volunteers Xanat Gonzalez and Eric Broberg joined the Mariposa team to work in our satellite community. Xanat led a group of 12-24 year old girls, the Mariposas Brillantes, meeting weekly to participate in activities that foster gender empowerment, self-esteem and leadership skills. Eric spearheaded a group of both boys and girls ages 12-22, The Brigada Verde, to focus on promoting environmental leadership, education and activism. Both Eric and Xanat conducted extensive research on the challenges that girls are currently facing in the community. In addition to the groups, Eric completed water and solar oven projects in many of the community homes and Xanat worked in the local school teaching English and science classes and led workshops for teachers. Huge thank you to Eric and Xanat for two years of service!
Amanda Bucci, Program Coordinator at The Mariposa Center for Girls Amanda Bucci joined the Mariposa team in 2012 as one of our key staff members overseeing day-to-day operations on the ground at The Mariposa Center for Girls. Amanda began her career in service as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic where she worked to integrate visual and performing arts into schools and community development initiatives. Amanda has been in the Dominican Republic for many years and has built a life here in the country with her husband, Hari and daughter, Gaia. The Mariposa DR Foundation has grown exponentially over the past few years and Amanda has been a crucial part of our success. Thank you Amanda for all of your hard work!
Amy Martin, Photographer Amy Martin spent her two years in the Peace Corps working in women’s health and empowerment in the Dominican Republic. Amy now works as a professional photographer with a passion for capturing the stories of grassroots nonprofit organizations all over the world. For the past three years, Amy has worked closely with The Mariposa DR Foundation, photographing our programs, the girls and their families and life in the town of Cabarete. Amy is also the official photographer for CABARETE: Responsible Tourism and Investment Guide – an annual magazine produced by The Mariposa DR Foundation to promote socially responsible local business and tourism. 9
How do we choose the girls? When we began the girls group in January 2010, the pilot group of 15 girls were chosen by our founders based on previous work they had done in the community. From there it grew organically - as the girls began to attend regularly, they would bring their sisters, cousins and neighbors. We then realized that this was the best way to expand the enrollment. Siblings, cousins, neighbors and friends of girls who are already enrolled are grandfathered in as we slowly increase our numbers. In 2013 we worked with over 100 girls representing about 35 families in our community. This approach works for a number of reasons: 1) The more children from one household we can accept into the program, the bigger burden we can relieve for the parents. For example, imagine a family with 7 children, one being a 15-year old daughter. This girl is most likely assuming much of the domestic responsibilities and plays a lead role in taking care of her family. If we remove her from the home, the parents lose their most important laborer. However, if we take their 15-year old daughter, the 11 and 8 year old younger sisters and a few cousins as well, then the family has less mouths to feed and is more likely to encourage the group to attend together. 2) The more tightly knit the group of girls, the more likely they will attend programs consistently because they will come together. 3) Accepting girls from the same families, neighborhoods and social circles relieves a tremendous amount of pressure from the girls themselves. If all of the girls from the family or on the block are in the same program, they bond together and there isn’t just one girl who is “given the chance to make it”. Teenagers need to feel like they belong and solidifying a solid peer group gives a teen’s identity a firm foundation, so they feel they are capable of trying new things.
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Alvaro Jimenez, Director of Transportation
Transportation Safe transportation is one of the most important components of our programs. Traffic accidents are the number one cause of death in the Dominican Republic. Young girls must also endure catcalling and ogling as they walk down the street, making getting to school and extracurricular activities unsafe. Many parents are reluctant to let their girls leave the house alone, and therefore they are missing out on available opportunities. By providing safe, reliable transportation to school and Mariposa activities, we have built trust with the parents and families of their girls, making it much easier for the girls to have better attendance. In 2013 we hired a full time Director of Transportation to ensure that our girls get to where they need to go, safely.
Success stories of Edileisa and Yanibel We treat each girl as a unique individual at Mariposa and success looks different for everyone. We get to know our girls, their families, their strengths and weaknesses and their passions. We would like to share two very different stories of great success. Yanibel is 15 and reads at a 3rd grade level. Edileisa is 17 and college bound. By Mariposa standards, they are both supertstars! Edileisa will graduate high school this year and Mariposa will support her with a college scholarship. She works part time as an administrative assistant at The Mariposa Center for Girls and has ambitions of becoming a doctor. Yanibel (15) is also extremely accomplished. Many will ask, how is a 15 year old who reads like a 3rd grader a success? Yanibel’s mother, Herodita, is illiterate and became pregnant with her daughter at 12 years old. Herodita has six children and struggles every day to make enough money to feed everyone. When Yanibel enrolled in Mariposa programs four years ago, she could barely identify all of the letters in the alphabet and now she reads at a 3rd grade level; she has also made it far beyond the age her mother was when she gave birth to her. Yanibel will likely not go to college - she may not make it through high school. She will, however, continue to make tremendous strides and chart the path that will lead her future family out of generational poverty.
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NAVIGATING HER FUTURE All Mariposa girls age 15 and older take regular field trips to Puerto Plata, the nearest and 3rd largest city in the Dominican Republic, to learn their way around. The purpose of the trips are for the girls to obtain the necessary knowledge and navigation skills to understand where to go when presented with any challenge, situation or circumstance, familiarize themselves with available resources, and be able to orient their families and community members to the city. The girls have visited health clinics, government offices, schools, cultural centers and more. Several places offered special workshops, speakers and mini-courses for the girls. At a free HIV/AIDS clinic they gathered information on how to protect themselves from sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies. During their visit to the Court they learned about their rights and where to go in the event they are violated and need to file suit. They talked about domestic violence and had a chance to meet with female judge, Luisa Marmolejos, and ask her questions. At the secretariat for women the girls participated in vocational courses from art and jewelry making, to secretarial and hospitality training.
Swimming and watersports and why this is important in Cabarete In Cabarete, a small beach town where water sports rule, swimming is one of the most important skills we can teach our girls. Teaching them to swim is empowering. They can learn to surf, kitesurf, kayak, windsurf and feel more included in this unique community. The economy in Cabarete thrives on water sports related tourism. If a girl learns a water sport, she will be able to participate in community events that could possibly lead to gainful employment opportunities at local water sport schools. In the summer of 2013 we opened our pool at The Mariposa Center for Girls and have already seen a great impact. Girls who started out afraid of the water are now strong swimmers, surfers and kite boarders. We have girls who started out being afraid of the water who are now strong swimmers and are now surfing and kite boarding. This year, 15 year-old Carola was able to save her sister’s life because of the swimming skills she learned at Mariposa. She saw her nine-year old sister sinking to the bottom of the pool and was able to save her. She has become a hero in her family and her community and most definitely a powerful force for change! 12
Environmental Education and the Garden Teaching children to love and care for the environment is essential to ensuring sustainability. In 2013, environmental education became an increasingly important component of our programming with the establishment of a permaculture garden at The Mariposa Center for Girls. Upon moving onto the new property in January we immediately implemented gardening, composting, reusing and recycling. As we develop the property we remain conscious to make everything as green as possible with the resources available to us. Each Mariposa girl will “graduate� with no less than 80 hours of environmental education and training including field trips, beach clean ups, workshops, gardening and guest speakers. 13
Our philosophy is grounded in the belief that it takes a holistic approach to make a real difference in the lives of girls.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING We believe that gathering knowledge through direct experience is a great way for children to learn. Our experiential learning programs supplement traditional classroom based learning with activity, adventure, and reflection. Exposing girls to new viewpoints and training them on how to discover and leverage available resources in their community creates the space for them to emerge as confident leaders.
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ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT The schools in the Cabarete community are severely under-resourced. Many children fall behind and, girls especially, do not make it to secondary school. Study after study has shown that girls who pursue secondary education are up to six times less likely to be married before the age of 18 than those who do not make it past the eighth grade. At Mariposa, we help girls further their education by awarding scholarships to local private high schools, providing uniforms, transportation and alleviating any financial burden on their families. We also provide academic support through individual and small group tutoring and access to libraries and computers. In 2013, 15 Mariposa girls enrolled in CADIN, a local private high school, and we are happy to report they are all passing their courses with flying colors! The public school curriculum in the Dominican Republic does not include arts and culture education. A critical component of our academic enrichment programming includes access to visual and performing arts and music. Regular participation in the fine arts is related to improved learning across all academic areas, promoting self-esteem, creative expression as well as teamwork and appreciation of diversity – all part of a well rounded education.
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Our girls are happy and healthy
HEALTH AND WELLNESS Promoting physical and mental well-being is critical to breaking the cycle of extreme poverty. When girls are healthy – physically and emotionally, with good nutrition, safety and a sense of personal belonging – they are more likely to attend school and be ready to learn. There is a powerful connection between poor health and academic failure. All of our girls have yearly medical and dental visits and we have a psychologist on our full time staff to assist with any concerns. Regular exercise and sports are also a critical component of our programs. Exercise improves learning, memory and concentration, giving girls the extra edge they need in the classroom. Sports also teach girls important life skills like goal setting, teamwork and problem solving. Our new center provides us with the space for tennis, basketball, dance, softball, soccer and more. We are committed to keeping our girls happy, active and healthy! 16
SUMMER PROGRAM Summer is a magical time at The Mariposa DR Foundation. Our camps get girls out of the house and off of the streets when school is out. We welcome international volunteers and teachers to work together with our staff to provide meaningful and memorable experiences for our girls. The summer is a time to intensely focus on swimming lessons, sports, art, academic tutoring and more! Summer camps are essential to ensuring that our girls have access to all of the resources at Mariposa throughout the year so they can stay on track.
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Engaging families, neighbors, teachers and community members in educating and empowering girls is critical to our success. At Mariposa we work hard to create connections among all valuable community resources, ensuring that all of our girls’ needs are addressed. We strive to partner and collaborate with other like-minded organizations and initiatives, weaving a comprehensive web of support. When families can experience some immediate benefits from an organization for girls, our cause becomes increasingly important for them too. We also depend on the generosity of our community members and local business owners for program support and promotion in the vibrant, tourist town of Cabarete. This year we launched the 3rd annual edition of CABARETE: Responsible Tourism and Investment Guide. The guide is produced by the Mariposa DR Foundation and is a unique magazine that showcases the best of Cabarete from a local, socially responsible perspective. It features ads from more than 40 local businesses, interesting articles on varying topics, and stunning photography by photographer Amy Martin. This magazine not only promotes the local tourism economy, it supports Mariposa programs as well. All profits from advertising sales go directly to support our job skills training program. As we grow, it is our vision to cultivate the skills in our girls to run this publication that brings together the local and tourist worlds. Pamela Cuadros, Graphic Designer
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INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS We believe that educating and empowering girls is the solution to ending generational poverty all over the world. It is our personal responsibility to tell others about what we are doing, share knowledge and spread the Girl Effect across the globe. Our ultimate goal is that The Mariposa Center for Girls becomes a learning institution where nonprofit leaders, activists, volunteers, educators and girl champions will come to learn about our model, share their work and co-develop creative solutions to educating girls. Our Volunteer Institute is also a critical component of the international awareness initiative. Throughout the year we welcome volunteers from top international universities, graduate programs and professional careers for yearlong posts in communities where we work. Our volunteers are chosen through a rigorous selection process and are sustained by personal fundraising efforts or often outside scholarships, grants and fellowships through universities or private donors. We also maintain a great network of local volunteers that are an integral part of our day-to-day programming. We also host many student groups and service learning trips throughout the year. Service learning trips provide a unique opportunity for students to relate academic experiences to real-life situations and foster a sense of civic responsibility. Additionally they are a powerful medium for cross-cultural exchanges and open new horizons for students as well as community members working alongside them. 19
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On February 8th, 2014 we officially inaugurated The Mariposa Center for Girls The weekend celebration kicked off with a cocktail hour sponsored by Millennium Resort and Spa. Events included a private screening and Q&A with Executive Producer of Girl Rising, Holly Gordon, at Bliss Restaurant, a daytime performance and celebration with local families and a spectacular evening gala. More than 200 special guests joined us that evening under the stars to enjoy a farm-to-table feast and watch an amazing performance by the Mariposa girls. Speakers and performers included Holly Gordon, Tony Award winning producer of In the Heights, Lin Manuel Miranda, opera singer, Sergio Laccone and classical violinist, Liuh-Wen Ting, Kaiceitos circus and The Mariposa Girls! The musical numbers were performed by the Mariposa guitarists, percussionists and singers who worked intensely for three months to prepare for the gala and the dancers worked with Broadway choreographer, Jose Luis Lopez for a month to put together the grand finale. It was a truly magical evening and we thank everyone who traveled to Cabarete to be part of this special weekend. 20. Getting ready for the big performance 21. Executive Board member Jessica Mitchell and volunteer 22. Making new friends 23. Executive Board President Aislinn Doyle with Mariposa girl 24. Local women leaders in our community 25. Our lovely guests including Sarah Ross, founder of 3 Mariposas Montessori 26. Guests at our evening performance 27. Fire show by Kaiceitus Circus 28. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Nadal 29. Spectacular performance by Mariposa girl and Paul Roberts from Kaiceitus Circus 30. Mariposa Program Coordinator, Amanda Bucci 31. Author Julia Alvarez with daughter of Executive Director, Tatiana Suriel 32. Liuh-Wen Ting performs with Mariposa girl 33. Sergio Laccone and Tadeu De Marco 34. Office Manager, Yahaira L贸pez with event staff 35. Mariposa Founding President, James C. White 36. Taking a bow after an amazing performance
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GIVE FOR YOUTH DONORS
In early 2013, Global Giving announced a new partnership with Microsoft that would make it easier for organizations to raise funds for microprojects. The Give for Youth: Spark Change program hosts matching fund campaigns and other initiatives throughout the year to Global Giving Superstars like the Mariposa DR Foundation. With the help of our generous donors we were able to raise funds for the following microprojects in 2013:
$500 And Up Anonymous (4) Chris Doyle Deborah Bouknight Eileen Kavanagh Eugene Cordes Globalgiving Karen Silverman Kerry Lemiesz Margaret Allen Michael Doyle Patricia Suriel Paul Dongieux Robert Plankenhorn
$100-499 Diemut Nadal Aaron Arvig Aislinn Doyle Allan Mackintosh Ann Feinberg Anonymous (2) Barbara Ebs Becky Mckee Clare Barnaby-Smith David Gall David Stainton Deborah Callahan Elizabeth Jones Elizabeth Jordan Emil Mikkelsen Glenn Herdman
Janet Welz-Kavanagh Jesse Brooks Jessica Benson Jim Backus John Kerrick Julia Alvarez Karen Silverman Kathryn Lund Kevin Wang Kim Garlock Kirsy Munoz Laura Gottfried Liz Wallace Mandy Torres Margarita Prieto Mary Meagher Michelle Mcgruder Mike Stunes Mike Valdez Nikita Rybak Renee Cobb Richard Gall Sarah Ludwig-Ross Stephanie Demane Stephen Spence Timothy Meyer
$10-99 Tekha Bowen Aaron Arvig Achiezer Brandt Ada Smith
- Books and Breakfast for High School - Computer Lab at the Mariposa Center for Girls - Food for the Fall - Fund a Full Time Librarian - Fund an English Teacher for the Mariposas! - Health Care for the Mariposas - Help Get 75 Girls Swimming - Help Secure Our Center - Help Send 9 Girls to Ninth Grade! - Help the Mariposa Musicians Purchase Instruments - Help Us Open Our Doors - Job Training for the Chicas Brillantes - Let There Be Light - Let’s Build a Library - Let’s Get Cookin’! - Mariposa Mobile Job Fair - Mariposa Music Program - Safe Transport for September - Send Six Girls for their Sophomore Year - Transport for Freshman Year - Transport for Sophomore Year - Uniforms for the Mariposas!
Adrian Kavanagh Ahman Airitam Aida Lopez Ailison Brown Aldo Mondin Alejandro Cuerno Alex Wheaton Alexis Mahon Alissa Gittens Amy Forrester Amy Martin Ana Williams Andrea De’osuna Andrea Schneider Andrei Gorodov Andrew A Macgregor Andrew Abdalian Angelika Wolff Anne Hernandez Anne Lagan Anonymous (133) Anthony Chirico Aurines Torres Autumn Phan Ben Norman Bettina Gastineau Beverly Masek
Beverly Sanchez Bianca Liang Bjorn Greenaway Bonnie Henkelmann Bradford Northrup Brenda Whalen Brian Bosserman Brian Doyle Britt Phillips Bruce Edgar Buddy Israel Candace Shadley Caroline Palmqvist Carrie Walsh Catherine Rickerby Cathy Scarborough Cecily Thompson Chaowaroj Wanotayaroj Charles Cycon Chi Lieu Christian Pesch Christina O Christine Pelkin Christopher Bertram Christopher Perry Christy Dimos Jones
Cindy Merrill Cindy Capone Clairan Ferrono Claire Halverson Colleen Kavanagh Connie Lei Cordula Simon Crystal Brown Curtis Turnell Cynthia Carrion Cynthia Merrill Dale Cabell Dashel Schueler Dashira Harris David Dines Deanne Woodring Debbi Hoehn Denise Castro Dennis Dore Derek Luzim Derek Smithson Diana Hill Dillon Kavanagh Dion Reyes Dipanwita Das Edward Thorndike Elaine Baker
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Eli Back Elizabeth Bakacs Elizabeth Floyd Elizabeth Thorndike Eric Ruiz Erik Steinfeld Erika Jones Freddy Suriel Gary Gilmartin Gary Serrao Genevieve Corrin Giacomo Toppi Gimat Christelle Gladys Mcdougal Grace Lillibridge Grace Mazzucco Guillermo Martin Hannah Nguyen Harry Richardson Heather Mclellan Heidi Scharfman Hollie Arnim Inez Nelson Isely Naveo Jack Baptiste James Colpitts James Jones James Predelus James White Janice Friebele Janice Jorgensen Janine Nicol Jared Dunkin Jay Fisher Jem Kelly Jenna Del Ben Jennaca Montgomery Jennifer Driscoll Jennifer Janes Jennifer Furigay Jereme Axelrod Jesse Pyles Jessica Bernard Jessica Lazar Jessica Mitchell Jia Jun Qin Qin Jill Wheeler Jim Grenadier Joan Arches Joanna Alday Jocelyn Ritchie
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Jocelyne Remer Johannes Noebels John Barth John Leddy John Whalen Jonathan Back Joseph Girolamo Joseph Yaure Joshua Negron Joy Tanner Joy Warrick Joy Williams Julie Waldkoetter Justin Starr K Owsiacki Kamronn Moffett Karam Safar Kari Furse Kate Vanek Katherine Connolly Kathy Ann Calwell Kaylan Christofferson Kazuhide Yamauchi Kean Tan Kelly Baker Kenia Rivas De Leon Kirsy Munoz Krysta Pina Lacey Schroeder Lance Crandall Latonya Reaves Laura Diehl Laurel Eastman Lawrence Mason Leanne Terry Leslie Chung Lisa Swayze Lola-Barbara Harvey Louisa Mathieu Lynn Chasson Marc Czadzeck Margaret Kolstad Margaret Nutting Mari-Lynn Fisher Mari-Lynn Poskin Marlene Gundlach Mary Ann O’meara Mary Berens Mary Polk Mary Reed Mary Schroeder
Massimo Guerrato Megan Semjanovs Mekel Fauatea-James Melanie Glassman Michael Stephens Michele Wilcox Michelle Rahn Michelle Westlund Michelle Whitfield Mike Trouba Mildred Louis Minerva Padilla Mirya Holman Mitch Gray Moya Watson Myrtle Barber Nadine Fischer Nancy Evans Nat Cohen Nelly Trejo Nerfle Bernier Nestor Puente Nico Suriel Nicole Brumme Noah Back None None Oliver Sievers Pamela Derringer Patricia Mattingly Patricia Roti Patrick Williams Paul Feeny Payal Sharma Pete Steel Phyllis Lawson R. Kit Oshea Rein Pulz Renata Sancken Renzo Patricio Carpio Richard Hansen Richard Joyce Richard Sheiman Robert Thurston Robert Wrazen Roberto Garcia Robin Becker Robin Pearce Robyn Mcdonnell Rosalind Lewis Rosalyn Sarkies Rosanna De Jesus
Roxanne Evans Ryan Lagan Sally Carrer Sam Aguirre Samantha Berk Sarvenaz Laussermair Shane O’ Leary Sharanjeet Grewal Sharmaine Moody Sharon Hannold Sharon Runge Shelly Beyer Sheri Rand Sherry Herdman Shiraz Zaman Son Kim Steven Inegbe Summit Patel Sunshine Huh Susy Giddy Sydney Lawson Takeshi Oldham Tanaeem Moosa Tati Suriel Team Surf(Ace) Tehka Bowen Terrance Ross Tiffany Alford Tim Meyer Titilola Ogunsola Tracey Hunter Tracy Groves Tracy Ibsen Tuan Nguyen Vamsi Rageer Vanessa Lopez Vanessa Shah Victoria Jones Wchirapunthu Promprasert Wendy Morgan Wesley Barker William Simenson William Towner Xin Wei Yash Nath Yit Kwan Yuson Sim Zachary Harkin Zara Apetrei Huseynova
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2013 Liuh-Wen Ting performs at workshop for Mariposa girls.
As part of the Girl Effect network, Mariposa with two other organizations was chosen to share Swarovski $100,000 euro prize and the Crystal of Hope Award at the Life Ball in Vienna, Austria. Moved into our brand new home in Cabarete and created The Mariposa Center for Girls! Invested over $250,000 of resources and 10,000 volunteer hours renovating our brand new center, which was a school that was dilapidated and abandoned for years. Started a full time music program. Created a permaculture garden at The Mariposa Center for Girls.
Mariposa girls with Honorary Chairwoman, Jacqueline Guzmán Mirabal
PROFILES
Opened our very own pool at The Mariposa Center for Girls so that poor children have a safe and welcoming space to learn to swim. Taught 75 girls to swim.
IN GENEROSITY In 2013 we welcomed
Joelle
Wyser-Pratte
to our Advisory Board. Joelle is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Ounavarra Capital LLC and passionate about educating and empowering girls all over the world. Joelle is on the board of Educate Girls Globally, the advisory board of the Global Partnerships forum in association with the United Nations and a featured member of Ladies Who Launch, supporting women entrepreneurs. Joelle and her husband also lead a triathlon team to support “whole child” care of HIV positive children in Africa through Ubuntu and is an active supporter of many other women and girls’ rights focused organizations. Joelle has a regular philanthropic column in the Huffington Post and the Bedford Patch. In 2013 Joelle and her husband, Paul O’Reilly-Hyland sponsored three classrooms at the Mariposa Center for Girls in the names of their children, Oliver, Louisa and Ogden. We are thrilled to have Joelle on board and are grateful for her family’s generosity!
Hosted a private screening of the award winning documentary Girl Rising. Attended the Border of Lights - a collective coming together to commemorate, collaborate and continue the legacy of hope and justice in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Doubled the number of girls in our private high school scholarship program from 9 to 18. Raised $47,000 in one day on Global Giving for the Microsoft Give for Youth fundraising challenge. Mariposa was represented at the United Nations for International Day of the Girl on October, 11th by volunteer, Sophie Furigay. Held the 5th Annual Mariposa Holiday Fair on our own property for the first time! Over 150 individual dental and medical visits. 14,000 volunteer hours. Admitted 20 new girls to the program. Assisted with home improvements for 3 families benefitting more than 20 children. Served over 16,000 meals and snacks to Mariposa program participants. Hosted over 300 student volunteers through service learning trips. Hired two Mariposa girls as interns at our new center.
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HOW TO HELP We rely on the generosity of our donors, volunteers
and supporters to educate and empower girls every day.
Essentially, we rely on you. Below are all the ways
you can get involved.
Ways to Donate Send a check made out to The Mariposa DR Foundation to our bookkeeper in the US: The Mariposa DR Foundation 421 North Aurora Street Ithaca, New York 14850 Make a secure online donation through Paypal on our website at: http://mariposadrfoundation.org/donate.html Make a contribution to one of our project pages on Global Giving A few days a year we participate in challenge matching campaigns on Global Giving. We always need help for these days in securing donations to win bonus prizes. You can be a big help by making a small donation and encouraging others to do the same. http://www.globalgiving.org/donate/5766/the-mariposa-dr-foundation In-Kind Donations We rely on donations, both in-kind and monetary, to run our programs and help the families of our girls – everything from office and school supplies, to clothes, shoes and computers get put to great use with us. However, shipping to the Dominican Republic is very complicated, expensive and often requires us to assume a financial burden for import fees. In general, we suggest that people interested in making in-kind donations bring these types of items down in a suitcase with them or make a restricted donation for a specific item and allow us to make the purchase ourselves! If you are interested in making an in-kind donation please contact us at info@mariposadrfoundation.org to find out what is on the top of our wish list! 32
Start a Fundraiser! Fundraise for The Mariposa DR Foundation by reaching out to your network and asking them to join you in supporting girls’ education! Some ways you can fundraise: •
Start an online crowd funding campaign
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Invite guests to a dinner party, give a presentation and suggest they make a donation
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Organize a walk-a-thon, raffle or other event at your school or office
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Ask your friends and family to donate in your honor in lieu of birthday, graduation or wedding gifts
There are so many creative ways to fundraise. We would love to hear your ideas. Volunteering We depend on volunteers to run all of our programs here at The Mariposa Center for Girls in the Dominican Republic. Contact us for more information on volunteer opportunities or to organize a group! Be an Advocate We need your help spreading the word. If educating and empowering girls is something you believe in, tell everyone! The more you post, tweet, blog and promote Mariposa, the more people will learn about why girls are the cause of our time. Raising awareness is one of the most effective ways to contribute! Naming opportunities at The Mariposa Center for Girls. Interested in sponsoring a room at our new center? Contact us at info@mariposadrfoundation.org for more information on special naming opportunities.
ORGANIZATIONS & INITIATIVES WE LOVE: • • • • • • • • • • • •
3 Mariposas Montessori Ruth Plaut Kindergarden and Community Center CEPROSH CADIN Puerto Cabarete Public School Punta Cabarete Public School Kiteboarding 4 Girls Monkey Jungle The Peace Corps 7 Elements Madres Jewelry Arts with a Heart 33