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The DREAM Project's Haiti Relief Guide
Total Cash Raised: $20,533
Total Value of In Kind Donations:
$12,000
IMMEDIATE HELP:
LONG-TERM SUPPORT:
- The DREAM Caraballo Montessori Program and DREAM Caraballo Young Stars Program. These sustainable, long term solutions to the large community of Haitians in Caraballo will have a stabilizing effect on the inevitable influx of Haitian refugees into the Dominican Republic. Much like Haiti before the earthquake, this community is already in a state of emergency and your support for these projects will help lay the foundation for the future of this community.
- The DREAM Project will continue to collect any material dontations (see list below) and deliver them through our partnering non profits, ensuring they get to the right place.
WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED:
- Read the recently released reports from Mano Amiga Haiti: CROIX DES BOURQUETS and PORT-AU-PRINCE March & April
- Made three trips to deliver supplies to Mano Amiga Haiti
- Sent over 40 boxes and bags of supply donations worth over $12,000 to Mano Amiga Haiti
- Millwoods Christian School, in combination with the Canadian Government, raised and sent approximately $15,000US to DREAM towards Haiti Relief, with an additional amount of about $15,000 going towards the DREAM Caraballo Preschool and Young Stars program, aimed at supporting the Haitian, Haitian Dominican and Dominican residents of that impoverished community
- Raised over $850 from the Art Show, $730 from the flea market
- Raised a total of over $20,500 cash towards Haiti relief
DONATIONS: We will be collecting both monetary and supply donations to go towards the Haiti relief effort. The DREAM Project is on a short list of non-governmental organizations with the US Embassy that will be coordinating the collection of supplies for Haiti. At this time, since only a few organizations are being allowed to cross to Haiti, all collected goods will be delivered to a trustworthy organization in Santo Domingo for further transportation into Haiti. Monetary donations will be used towards transportation costs (gas, bus fare, shipping, etc.). Please, do not drive donations to the border yourself.
The best way to donate items from outside the Domincan Republic is to bring them with you when you fly down. Unfortunately, we cannot receive donations shipped to the Dominican Republic due to the exorbitant costs and taxes required to get donations out of customs, and the tendency for items to be stolen, lost or damaged in transit. At this time, supply donations may only be hand-delivered by individuals or groups. Please consider making a monetary donation to go towards supplies for Haiti instead.
DONATION DROP OFF POINTS:
- Cabarete:
- The DREAM Center, Callejon de la Loma
- DREAM Office, Plaza el Patio, Calle Principal
- Santiago:
- The Red Cross in Santiago (809-582-2595), located on the corner of Mella and 16 de Agosto. If you take the K concho, get off at Mella and walk all the way to up Mella (crossing Calle de Sol). Red Cross is at the end of the street on the left.
- The Student Center in PUCMM, where the Haitian Students Organization is collecting donated goods.
- Santo Domingo:
- Parroquia Santa Cecilia,
Calle C esquina Y.
Residencial José Contreras,
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional.
Tel. 809/ 539-7594.
Atencion: Padre Manuel Ruíz.
SUPPLY LIST:
- Water
- Condensed Milk
- Baby Formula
- Canned and non-perishable food (spam, sardines, corn, beans, etc.)
- First aid supplies
- Any kind of medicine (not opened or used)
- Gauze
- Cotton balls
- Analgesics (acetaminophen, ibuprofen)
- Slings
- Bandages
- Sanitary napkins
- Tarps/tents
- Water-purification tablets
- Toiletries and personal items (soaps, tooth paste, etc)
- Cooking utensils (pots, pans, bowls, knifes, forks, etc)
- Cots, mattresses (new)
- Sheets, Towels
- Mouth guards for giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
- Flashlights
- Games and toys for kids
- Prosthetics
- Wheel chairs
- Play Pens
- Cribs
- Chairs and tables
- Walkers
- Gloves
- Masks
- Baby Bottles
- Laundry detergent
- Clothes in general and of different size
- Toilet paper
CONNECTING WITH LOVED ONES:
DONATING BLOOD:
Interested donors on the north coast can call the DREAM Project at 809-571-0497 for a ride to the blood bank to donate blood.
- Puerto Plata:
- Donate your blood through the DREAM Blood Drive. Each Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. we will be providing transportation for blood donors to go to Puerto Plata for the Bournigal blood drive. Expect to spend 1/2 the day there for the process. Interested donors should contact Rachel at rachel@dominicandream.org, or call the DREAM Center at 809-571-9724 to reserve a space.
- Santiago:
- HOMS: You can go directly to the Laboratorio of HOMS (Hospital Metropolitano de Santiago) and ask to give blood. You can reach homes by taking the PA or PC concho or by taxi.
- Red Cross: Their office is located on the corner of Mella and 16 de Agosto. Call 809-582-2595 for more information. If you take the K concho, get off at Mella and walk all the way to up Mella (crossing Calle de Sol). Red Cross is at the end of the street on the left.
DREAM'S HAITI RELIEF FUNDRAISING EVENTS:
- January 21st at 10 a.m.: Community Pulga in the DREAM Center, Callejon de la Loma, Cabarete
- January 21st at 5-7 p.m.: DREAM Art Show in Plaza el Patio, Calle Principal, Cabarete
- February 13th: Valentine’s Day Dinner fundraiser to support long-term relief efforts for Haiti
DONATING ONLINE:
DREAM recommends donating to the following organizations:
DONATING CASH:
To donate money directly to the Red Cross, which is working to send teams of relief workers and supplies over to Haiti, you can do so at any Banco Popular. Just ask to deposit money directly into the following accounts:
TRUSTED DOMINICAN ORGANIZATIONS WORKING ON THE HAITI RELIEF EFFORT:
- Instituto Dominicano Desarrollo Integral (www.IDDI.org, http://www.iddiblog.org) an organization that has a sister NGO in Haiti (IHDI - see below). In the DR, they are equipped with:
- Industrial kitchen at the border (NEIBA) able to provide 500 meals per day
- Hospital Paraiso (small village south of Barahona) - 22 beds - already fully operational and attending patients
- A collection point in Santo Domingo from which they are delivering supplies daily to their warehousing facilities in Jimaní (on the border) with their own trucks
- The warehouse in Jimaní is a 400 m2 building belonging to Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal, MI, located at Calle Enriquillo #12, Jimaní
- In Puerto Principe, they have 10 people from IDDI integrated with the teams of OXFAM, and a full network of volunteers, doctors and transportation
- An operational base used as a coordination center, located at Immeuble GTE,
Avenue Hailé Sélassié,
Port au Prince, Haiti
- Helping Hand Haiti: www.helpinghandhaiti.com - Working under the umbrella of IHDI (Institut Haitien de Developpement Integral) Helping Hand Haiti has already sent a devoted team of doctors from FONLOMBAY and AMHEUD (Asociacion de Medicos Haitianos Egresados de Universidades Dominicanas) sent another team of 23 doctors and 82 boxes of medecine, mostly from PUCMM, on Tuesday, January 19th to Haiti.
- Dominican Crossroads: www.dominicancrossroads.com - an organization run by “Dr. Bob”, who will be helping DREAM facilitate transportation of supplies to Haiti.
- Batey Relief Alliance: www.bateyrelief.org - supported by former US President Bill Clinton, the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) is primarily health-oriented and has been working in Haiti and the Dominican Republic since 2000.
VOLUNTEERING:
For people who want to volunteer to go over and work, especially if you are a doctor, someone with First Aid or paramedical training, check out www.globalvolunteernetwork.org/haiti/.
MORE INFORMATION:
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Important Updates:
DREAM's Haiti Relief Effort Press Release
Nota de Prensa (En Español)
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