Dominican Republic
Sharing the island of Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic sits on the eastern side, opposite of Haiti.
The Need
22% of Students Haven’t Completed Primary School or Have No Education At All
Most students stop their schooling after the age of 11, only 18% have completed secondary education.
In reading assessments, 12% of Dominican students performed below the lowest benchmark.
The out-of-school rate has continued to grow. Close to 250,000 students are missing from the classroom, equaling 10% of all enrolled students.
Denis Sabino Rosario Rosario
Country Director - Dominican Republic
Catherine Ciprian Rodriguez
Impact Assessment Officer
Clemente Andres Okeke Georges
Christ-Centered Education Officer
Jatniel De la Paz Kelly
Christ-Centered Education Officer
Lisa Peguero
Program Accountant
Clara Garcia Ramirez
Program Lead, Christ-Centered Education
Kheren Garcia Reyes
Christ-Centered Education Officer
Yerlina Torres
Christ-Centered Education Officer
Gaby Díaz Uribe
Christ-Centered Education Officer
“The vision of Flourishing and Godly Nations is what I believe for all Dominicans.”
Denis Sabino Rosario, Country Director
Impact in Dominican Republic
Recent stories
More Than a School
It started with a single school door. Anny Morla was nineteen when she first stepped through it, not knowing that the school would grow around her, that she would grow with it. She was a first-grade teacher’s assistant then, young…
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Fountains of Hope
“Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” John 7:38 (NIV). Fuente De Esperanza School The name 'Fountain of Hope' (Fuente de Esperanza) School in the Dominican Republic is not just…
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