Empowering Generations, One Community at a Time

Have you ever wondered where your next meal will come from? If your drinking water is safe to give to your family? How your children are going to be able to receive an education to have a better future?

With scant access to clean water, sanitation infrastructure and education opportunities, the communities we serve are struggling to answer these questions on a daily basis. Communities stricken by poverty, waterborne illnesses and lack of opportunities are fighting to meet these basic needs on less than a dollar a day. Who can you turn to when you’re thirsty and you have no water? Who do you ask for help when you skip meals to give your child your last piece of bread? When all hope seems to be gone, there are selfless individuals who rise up alongside their community to bring change and hope. Impact LiFE invests in local change-makers to empower their communities and cultivates their skills and purpose to effectively serve. By focusing on active community participation and leadership, we are hearing the needs of the population and strengthening the impact.

COMMUNITIES WHERE WE WORK

The Dominican Republic has been named the most visited destination in the Caribbean and it’s not difficult to see why. There’s a seemingly endless spread of white-sandy beaches and palm trees that attract thousands of tourists each year to a similarly limitless range of holiday resorts. While these resort towns cater to the wants of tourists, there are many communities in the Dominican Republic that are virtually unseen. These areas are heartbreaking – poor water quality for human consumption, insufficient sanitation infrastructure, human trafficking and a lack of education opportunities. The target areas served by Impact LiFE include remote villages in Veron, La Romana and Higuey, vulnerable urban barrios on the outskirts of Punta Cana, Santo Domingo and Bavaro, and bateyes.

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