ANSE-A-PITRES, Haiti. July 11, 2011. – Following the mega earthquake that destroyed many parts of Haiti on January 12, 2010, a deadly cholera epidemic followed and the number of cases and deaths continue to rise uncontrollably. A recent report from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) suggests that there have been 324,299 cases of cholera …
New York, N.Y. – On Monday, July 25, Batey Relief Alliance’s founder and CEO, Ulrick Gaillard begins a visit to Haiti. The 2-day trip is to participate in a Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)-Haiti Action Network’s meeting. Last January, Gaillard became a member of the CGI—a community of international leaders committed to identifying groundbreaking solutions that …
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has joined efforts with the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) for the fourth time to distribute, over a period of twelve months, 187.6 metric tons (more than 9 million rations) of Breedlove dehydrated lentil blend food product. The beneficiaries will be 25,600 food insecure and …
ANSE-A-PITRES, Haiti. – Funded by the Development Grants Program/United States Agency for International Development (DGP/USAID), the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) implements a three-year Women’s Empowerment project that identifies and organizes 30 local women organizations in training of 600 women around issues of gender inequity, health, food insecurity, domestic violence and extreme poverty. “The project aims …
NEW YORK. – After an initial letter of invitation from the office of President Clinton in January to join the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), Ulrick Gaillard, founder/CEO of the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) is now a full member of the CGI—a community of international leaders committed to identifying groundbreaking solutions that reduce poverty, improve the …
NEW YORK. – The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) announces a new collaboration with the Florida-based Food for the Poor (FFTP) to receive, customs-clear, store and distribute free of charge donated medicines and basic medical supplies to economically-disadvantaged patients receiving critical health services at BRA’s clinics in DR’s batey Cinco Casas in the province of Monte …
PIANTINI, Santo Domingo, D.R. – Direct Relief International (DRI) and Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) agree to collaborate in a Hurricane Preparedness Module Program, which will pre-position medicines and medical supplies in order to enable the immediate treatment of vulnerable populations in the event a hurricane or other natural or civil disaster should occur in Haiti …
ALBANY, New York. – On May 17th, 2011, Batey Relief Alliance’s founder/CEO, Ulrick Gaillard, will travel to New York State’s capital, Albany, to receive a Citation from members of the New York State Assembly recognizing the humanitarian work of the organization for the past fourteen years. The resolution was sponsored by Rhoda S. Jacobs, Assemblywoman …
