Stories - Habitat para la Humanidad República Dominicana

Yokasta

El día que Yokasta volvió a construir un lugar donde empezar de nuevo Cuando Yokasta enfrentó uno de los momentos más difíciles de su vida, no estuvo sola. Un incendio cambió por completo su realidad, pero también activó algo más fuerte: el apoyo de su comunidad y su propia determinación para volver a empezar. “Mi

“Home Equals”

Habitat for Humanity will launch the five-year global advocacy campaign, “Home is…”. Together with slum residents and our partners, the Habitat network will work to change policy so that more people living in slums and informal settlements have equitable access to a safe place to call home.   “Home is…” launch report summary : A high-level summary of

Rebuilding homes, we change lives

Daniela is a mother of 2 children. He is 28 years old and lives in El Naranjal, El Seibo province. Daniela remembers that at the time of the hurricane she was scared and thought that she and her children were going to die, since the roof of the house fell completely off. Thanks to the

Rebuilding homes, we change lives

She is a 58-year-old woman, resident in El Naranjal, El Seibo province. Deysi suffers from breast cancer and suffers seeing the roof of her house destroyed after the hurricane. Thanks to the collaboration of Habitat for Humanity, through the Disaster Response Tithe Fund, for supporting the families that were affected after the passage of Hurricane

Rebuilding homes, we change lives

Meet Miki. Through the Disaster Response Tithe Fund we are grateful for the support for families affected by Hurricane Fiona in the Dominican Republic. Your help has been fundamental to rebuild the homes of many families. Up to date the organization has repaired more than 150 house repairs in more than 6 communities. In additional

Rebuilding homes, we change lives

Lidia is a widowed mother of 7 children. He is 70 years old and lives in Las Yayas, El Seibo province. Lidia remembers the moment when her children warned her to get out of her house before the hurricane arrived, where later in the early hours of the morning, a neighbor called her telling her

Mirna appreciates our support

Another story of change is that of Mirna, mother of 5 children. He has a stall selling clothes, breakfast and dinner in his house to earn income. She is a very hardworking mother, owns her own business and is part of our program. With our support and through the microcredit, she was able to make

Victoria

In these 36 years of service we can tell many stories of change and progress, as is the case of Victoria, she lives in Haina and requested support from Habitat for Humanity to remodel the kitchen and living room of her house. His goal was to have more space to continue doing his pastry work

Miguel Ángel & María Antonia

This couple have three children, Angel, Marcelo and Aneury. Miguel is a farmer and Maria Antonia is a housekeeper, they have more than 8 years living in the community of Sabana Yegua Viejo, Azua. “The house was ugly and without conditions,” they said. When it would rain all would get wet (inside it would be pouring rain said Angel). The floor was also in bad

Luz and her family improve their living conditions

Mom Luz and her husband have 50 years of living in the community of Playa Oeste. Mom light is dedicated to clean sidewalks and streets. They have a son who died. In 2017, Irma and Maria hurricanes affected the Dominican Republic. Light for Mom, this meant damage to the roof of his house. With debris from the street, she