Learn how the United States Government, through USAID, is working to combat climate change and pollution. Brenda Silverio is the Social Media Specialist at USAID’s Mission in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic is vulnerable to natural disasters, which are exacerbated by climate change. Hurricanes, drought, flooding, heat waves, rising sea levels, and wildfires have ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 29 November, 2021 | Topics: News | Tags: USAID
By Acting USAID Administrator John Barsa When a global health crisis arises, America does not wait to be called; we respond with aid and support. Throughout history, when the planet has faced crises, America always has acted boldly to save lives and sustain and strengthen a free, peaceful, and prosperous world. Foreign-assistance programs through the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 16 July, 2020 | Topics: Featured Event, News, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Covid19, USAID
By: David Maher Today we celebrate World Oceans Day. Every June 8th the world raises global awareness of the benefits humankind derives from the ocean. USAID in the Dominican Republic is actively working to protect the marine environment around Hispaniola in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti with the goal of improving conditions around the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 8 June, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Government Offices, U.S. & Dominican Republic, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
When hurricanes barrel close to communities, many people’s first instincts are to protect themselves from the high winds that threaten to flatten homes and snap trees in half. But, in fact, storm surges — or rising waters created by the storm — pose a far more dangerous and deadly threat. By: USAID/OFDA What is Storm ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 1 June, 2020 | Topics: Environment, Government Offices, Success Stories, U.S. & Dominican Republic, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
By: USAID-DR Meet Maria Paulino, one of the professionals who received technical assistance and capacity building to further develop local biologists and expand ornithological studies in the Dominican Republic. In 2016, Maria joined Dr. Wayne Arendt, an ornithologist and wildlife biologist from the International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) in Puerto Rico, and two researchers ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 22 May, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Commercial Affairs, Government Offices, U.S. & Dominican Republic, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
By: Laura McCarthy for USAID In Vallejuelo, one of the poorest regions of the Dominican Republic, farmers’ traditional crops, such as onions and beans, are failing to compete with imported varieties and prices. The Junta de Productores de Vallejuelo, a producer organization, is working to change that as it develops the valley’s production capacity, provides ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 14 May, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Business, Commercial Affairs, Government Offices, Trade, U.S. & Dominican Republic, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
May 1, 2020 Santo Domingo D.N. – The United States Government announced an additional $2 million in assistance for a total of $3.4 million to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Dominican Republic. The funds will be managed through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Dominican Republic. The ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 1 May, 2020 | Topics: Emergency Services, Featured Event, Government Offices, Health Issues, News, Notification, Press Releases, U.S. & Dominican Republic, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Covid19, USAID
USAID’s Read program has improved the reading skills of 200,000 students in more than 370 schools in targeted communities. By David Maher World Book Day is Thursday, April 23, 2020! We are excited to promote and support reading in the Dominican Republic. World Book Day is a celebration encouraging everyone to gain a renewed respect ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 23 April, 2020 | Topics: Child and Family Matters, Education, Embassy, Exclude All, Former U.S. Ambassadors, History, Human Rights, Success Stories, U.S. & Dominican Republic, U.S. Agencies | Tags: USAID
By: David Maher & Esther Zeledon, PhD Water is vital for life, and access to safe, clean water is a basic human right. For nearly six decades, the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has partnered with the Dominican Republic to improve quality of life for the most vulnerable, investing over ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 20 April, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Economic Issues, Environment, Featured Event, Health Issues, U.S. & Dominican Republic, U.S. Agencies | Tags: Covid19, USAID
Santo Domingo, D.N. – United States Ambassador Robin S. Bernstein visited the northwest of the Dominican Republic for the first time. Her visit included the Dajabon, Montecristi and Santiago de los Caballeros provinces and sought to follow up on the projects being carried out by the United States Government in the area. The Ambassador began ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 5 August, 2019 | Topics: Agriculture, Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Economic Affairs, Education, Exclude All, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Government Offices, News | Tags: Border provinces, Cross border development, Security, USAID, USDA
Las Terrenas, Samana – United States Ambassador Robin S. Bernstein, visited several locations in the town of Las Terrenas, to monitor projects being undertaken in the area by the United States Government, through the Agency for International Development (USAID). The Ambassador met with Las Terrenas Mayor Alex García, with whom she discussed the work that ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 15 July, 2019 | Topics: Exclude All, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Health Issues, News | Tags: USAID
The app will serve to share COE alerts through smartphones during any weather phenomenon1 SANTO DOMINGO. The United States Government, through its Agency for International Development (USAID), sponsored the design of a new application called AlertCOE that will allow alerts issued by the Emergency Operations Center (COE) to be received by smartphone users. United States ...
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By U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo | 1 June, 2017 | Topics: Emergency Services, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Dominican Republic | Tags: AlertCOE, COE, USAID
