Name: Yoneisi
Family income: $100.00
Gender: Female
Age: 13
Enjoys: Playing with dolls
Talents: Singing
Siblings:
Joel Antonio, 20, Male
Danaury, 18, Female
Josia, 16, Male
Lives with: Mother
Language: Spanish
School: Yes
Child ID #: 1023966

Walls: Wood, Corrugated metal
Roof: Corrugated metal
Floor: Concrete
My bed: Beds
Water source: Community well
Electricity: Available

Kids growing up in poverty in the Dominican Republic face many grim issues, especially woefully inadequate health services, a high teen pregnancy rate, low quality schools, high unemployment for young adults and rampant crime.

That's why we focus on providing medical and dental care, educational assistance, youth programs to help kids understand the consequences of risky behaviors, and skills and training to help them stay in school and eventually find jobs.

See how our program works and why we focus on health, education, empowerment and employment. 

Learn more about our work in the Dominican Republic.

To learn more about about the valuable programs your sponsorship makes happen, check out the plan for kids in the Dominican Republic below.

Did you know? Solving poverty isn't a one-size-fits-all solution. That's why we customize programs by age + location + circumstances to help break the cycle of poverty.