DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Save the Children works in the Dominican Republic in alignment with the Global Priorities of Health, Education, Protection, Child Rights Governance and Disaster Risk Reduction, including humanitarian responses.
AREAS OF INTERVENTION
OUR WORK Education: we seek to ensure that children have universal and nondiscriminatory access to basic education services and to high quality early childhood development centers.We also promote literacy skills development and healthy learning environments in schools. Child Rights Governance: we work in coordination with the central government to promote increased and effective public expenditure on children.We also work with local governments to include child-serving activities in municipal budgets. Protection: we work to protect children against all forms of child abuse, including child labor, child marriage and human trafficking.We focus on prevention and on strengthening the national child protection system. Health: we work to eliminate infant mortality from preventable causes, chronic malnutrition and mortality from infectious diseases in children under five, and prevent ZIKA.We also promote access to sexual and reproductive health for adolescent girls, focused on reducing teen pregnancies. Disaster Risk Management and Humanitarian Response: we work on increasing resilience of the most vulnerable communities, focusing on children, adolescents and women. Our approach is to prepare, prevent, reduce risks and support humanitarian action in emergency situations.
2017 OUTREACH 105,000 people; 46,000 children and adolescents; and 59,000 adults Outreach by program area:
11,000
Child Protection
14,000
CROSS-CUTTING THEMES Gender, resilience, interculturality and active participation of children and adolescents.
Education
57,000
BUDGET 2,600,000
Health & Nutrition
17,000 Child Rights Governance
10,000 Disaster Risk Management and Humanitarian Response
SUCCESS STORY
OUR DONORS
Felix Pérez Guzmán, 27, Santo Domingo Este
I went from working at a betting shop to being a volunteer in a health project in my community. Now I am part of Save the Children team. My life has changed radically; I dream of becoming a doctor and continue helping children by preventing and treating diseases. My future has a new meaning.
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Adolescents participation in public policy
We are campaigning with adolescents to ensure their participation in public policy and promote social investment.