541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
Period start
2024-06-27
Period end
2026-06-27
Budget
225000.0
Place of performance
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Description
VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF HAITIAN DESCENT LIVING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RISK FALLING VICTIM TO VIOLENCE, ABUSE, AND EXPLOITATION, PARTICULARLY IN AREAS CLOSE TO THE BORDER BETWEEN HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND IN HIGH-TOURISM REGIONS. THE INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION (IAF) SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS THAT PROMOTE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION FOR MARGINALIZED GROUPS. OUR GRANTEE, FUNDACIÓN LLUVIA DE BENDICIONES (FLB), IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PROTECTS VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DAJABÓN AND THE PROVINCE OF SAMANÁ IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ESPECIALLY THOSE OF HAITIAN DESCENT. FLB RAISES AWARENESS OF THE RISKS THEY FACE, PROMOTES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION, AND FACILITATES ACCESS TO RELEVANT GOVERNMENT SERVICES. THIS GRANT ADVANCES THE IAF’S STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS.