REFORESTATION, BONAO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
DATES: July 16-30, 2006
ACCOMMODATIONS 2-DAY ORIENTATION: Hotel in Santo Domingo
ACCOMMODATION BONAO: Local Families in Bonao
MAXIMUM NO. OF VOLUNTEERS: 12
PROGRAM FEE: US$2500
(Includes: Room and Board, in-country transportation, 2-hr Spanish Conversation instruction each day, airport transfers, 2-day orientation in Santo Domingo.
Does not include airfare)
 Project Leaders: David Luther and Omar Bros
David Luther is the executive director and founder of IDDI. David Luther was born in Brazil, but has lived the past 45 years in the Dominican Republic. IDDI is the major non-profit organization in the Dominican Republic involved in urban development having a full time staff of 75 professionals and an additional part time staff of 226 community and health/environmental sanitation promoters. IDDI has promoted the creation of networks and federations of networks of grass roots organizations in the city of Santo Domingo accompanying them with training in areas such as human rights, formulation of national budgets, project planning and implementation, democracy and political participation.
Omar Bros, born in Dominican Republic (DR), is an agronomist and civil engineer/architect. He's also one of founders of BIOIDDI which seeks to develop bio-sustainable communities and the re-birth of Hispaniola.
 Project Description:
In the middle of the Dominican Republic is one of the most amazing examples of corporate social responsibility. A community development project sponsored by the Cigar Family Charitable Foundation has been built on 46 acres of land. The project focuses on primary and secondary education, community healthcare, organic farming, sports and reforestation.
This summer the project will emphasize a large scale reforestation program in the surrounding mountains so as to assure the conservation and protection of these areas. Many of these areas are quickly become devastated due to large-scale mining operations that have taken place over the last 50 years.
 Volunteers will learn about the major environmental problems today facing the Dominican Republic, and how reforestation places a critical role to the long-term sustainable development of this country. Volunteers will plant trees, assist in caring for the seedlings in the nursery, and providing education to the local communities on the importance of reforestation and environmental protection.
If you have questions please contact Liv Vesely at 845.223.3570 or liv@dominicanfoundation.org
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