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Born to Serve: Carolina Returns to Her Haitian-Dominican Community

Kids growing up in Carolina’s community have one goal: to get out. 

by Cassia Burke, COTN-USA Staff Writer

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Building Bathrooms Is a Dirty Job, but It's Worth It to Help the Kids

When Neil Slate stops, leaning on his shovel to catch his breath, Melida Joseph quickly brings him a plastic chair to rest in. Neil and his Venture Team are building Melida’s family’s first latrine. Here in the batey of Los Robles—an old Haitian migrant worker shantytown in the Dominican Republic—many families still live without basic resources like toilets.

by Heather Ostalkiewicz, COTN–USA Staff Writer

Dominican Republic

Country Overview

History

The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti and is the second-largest nation in the Caribbean. It continues to be a popular tourist destination for its beautiful white-sand beaches and pristine blue water, picturesque mountains, dazzling waterfalls, and of course, its tropical climate.

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