Proyectos: Desarollo Economico Comunitario
Metas del Proyecto:
El propósito sobre los proyectos de DEC es consolidar la capacidad de las organizaciones que sirven la comunidad, los empresarios de la pequeña empresa, y las comunidades de una manera que promueva los proyectos conducidos locales y abundancia de la comunidad.
Actividades Del Proyecto:
Los voluntarios de DEC trabajan sobre todo en las áreas rurales donde enganchan a las actividades numerosas que se extienden de la educación del negocio al planeamiento estratégico a la asistencia técnica. Los Voluntarios de Cuerpo de Paz trabajan con los grupos de los granjeros, cooperativas agrarias también con los micro-empresarios que reciben préstamos de organizaciones del micro-crédito. Voluntarios también promueven la mejora de las habilidades del negocio y de la dirección con la juventud dominicana a través de talleres del liderazgo. Todas las actividades de los Voluntarios se realizan de una manera que incluye todas las personas de la comunidad.
Descripciones de los Proyectos Individuales
- Alexis Loerke - San Pedro de Macoris (en inglés)
- My name is Alexis Loerke and I live in the province of San Pedro de
Macoris which is located 90 minutes east of Santo Domingo. My primary
project assignment is to provide organizational support to Esperanza International,
a micro-credit institution, and my secondary projects consist of business
plan competitions, summer camps, and an Escojo Mi Vida group.
My role in my primary project, Esperanza International is not as a
credit advisor, but rather an educational role. The loan recipients have to
pay back their loans every two weeks. During the meeting while the credit
advisor is counting the money and filling out their books, I will give a
charla about a business concept such as accounting, customer service, competition,
demand, or marketing. In addition to giving business charlas, I also talk about
HIV/AIDS, self-esteem, how to manage change in your life, environment, and many
other topics. When I am not giving charlas to the loan recipients, I am in the
office providing organizational support to Esperanza International which consists
of conducting leadership workshops for employees, developing manuals for the
organization, providing advice to co-workers and upper management so they can
improve the institution as a whole.
When I am not at Esperanza International, I am in the community doing
secondary projects. One of my secondary projects consisted of teaching 4
youth about simple business concepts and how to do a feasibility study.
The youth wrote a business plan which won first place in a national competition
called Construye tus Sueños. The plan is to start up an ice cream parlor
with a children's park. The 4 youth are still in the process of starting it.
I have collaborated with a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
volunteer on a summer camp project. My first year, I taught camp participants
about goals, dreams, visions, and leadership. At my second summer camp,
I taught art projects to children between the ages of 7 and 13. I also
oversee a youth group called Escojo Mi Vida, the group meets once a week
to discuss health issues, how to make healthy choices, and plans small
talks to give in the community.
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