DOMINICAN REPUBLIC- SANTO DOMINGO (Villa Duarte)

Casita Infantil Margarita Naseau- daytime shelter for undernourished children,
and hygiene and nutrition workshops for thier mothers

Location: Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Association Identification:
AIC Solidarité
Rampe des Ardennais 23
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
E-mail: aic.solidarite@aic-international.org
Website: www.aic-international.org

Contact person: Silvia Medina, Sister Antonia Gómez

Local Association: AIC-Villa Duarte, Santo Domingo

Objectives of the project:
- To take care of deprived and malnourished children from Villa Duarte, giving priority to food and nutrition;
- Medical follow-up of their ratio size/weight to ensure them better health and development.
- Training of mothers to favor at the same time their development and their children’s one.

Activities:
- Distribution of meals to children twice a day;
- Support for children from Monday to Friday, follow-up after school;
- Health care to children according to their needs;
- Training of mothers to favor their empowerment (literacy, nutrition, hygiene).

Duration of the project: from January to December 2006.

History of the project: the project saw the light in 2002, in the framework of the Vincentian Family Campaign “Globalization of charity: struggle against hunger”. After having done a survey, the AIC Villa Duarte Group decided to offer specific support to children from Villa Duarte. Because they were in such a state of malnutrition that it entailed school failure. The project does not only offer health and nutrition support to the most affected children, but also aims at strengthening nutrition, hygiene and literacy education of the mothers.

Beneficiaries: 80 children between 0 and 5. The project ensures at the same time a well-balanced diet for the children and training of their mothers (literacy).

Volunteers: 13 volunteers from AIC Villa Duarte Group.

Participation of beneficiaries: mothers give of their time to keep the center and prepare meals.

Total budget of the project: 20.395,00 €
Financed: 9.335,00 €
To be financed: 11.040,00 €

Local Contribution: time of AIC volunteers, participation of mothers who commit themselves in preparing meals, keeping the house and having training.

Bank data:
Account holder : AIC Solidarité
Bank name : ING
Bank address : Rue des Wallons 2b - 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve - Belgium
Account number : 350-1025229-58
IBAN : BE95 3501 0252 2958
SWIFT : BBRUBEBB

April 2006