Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic

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Projects: Community Economic Development

Project Goals:

The overarching purpose of CED projects is to strengthen the capacity of community-serving organizations, small business entrepreneurs, and communities in a manner that promotes local driven projects and community wealth.

Project Activities:

CED volunteers work primarily in rural areas where they engage in numerous activities that range from business education to strategic planning to technical assistance. PCV's work with farmers groups, agrarian cooperatives as well as with micro-entrepreneurs receiving loans from micro-credit organizations. PCVs also promote the improvement of business and leadership skills with Dominican youth through capacity building workshops. All PCV activities are carried out in a manner that taps all "stakeholders" of the community.

Individual Project Descriptions

  • Alexis Loerke - San Pedro de Macoris

Walk, talk, shake hands, kiss cheeks; make friends and open up.Scott FreemanFormer volunteer in the Dominican Republic 2005-2007.