2011 MISSION CALENDAR New York, N.Y. – The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) is currently recruiting mission groups wishing to carry out five working-day trips to serve impoverished families in immediate need of emergency medical, dental or eye care living in vulnerable sugarcane “batey” rural communities of the Dominican Republic or Haiti’s Southeast border region. BRA …
On this very day of October 23, 2010—the thirteenth-year anniversary of the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA), I am proud to present to you the results of the work we executed from 2009 – 2010 on behalf of thousands of children and their families who are in desperate need in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, more …
PIANTINI, D, N., Rep. Dom., Septiembre 2010. – En bateyes de la provincia Monte Plata, Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) implementa el Proyecto de Desarrollo Agropecuario, financiado por el Ministerio de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), bajo el Programa Alimentos para el Progreso (Food for Progress). Una comisión de USDA visito el proyecto, con el …
PIANTINI, Santo Domingo, DR. – Since 2005, the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) developed a comprehensive HIV/AIDS program, funded by USAID/CONECA, delivering free healthcare, antiretroviral (ARV) treatment and medicines to hundreds of children and adults infected/affected by HIV and AIDS inside impoverished sugar cane batey communities in the province of Monte Plata. The program is implemented …
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic. – The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) was invited to exhibit its humanitarian work during a three-day event blitz —called Expo Monte Plata 2010—from August 13-15, organized by the Senatorial office of Charlie Mariotti promoting the province of Monte Plata’s rich agricultural, cultural and eco-touristic values. More than 25,000 attended the event …
PIANTINI, Santo Domingo, D.R. – Evaluators from Columbia University School of Social Work and Indiana University Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and School of Public and Environmental Affairs recently conducted a two-month study to evaluate patient treatment and satisfaction at BRA’s medical center in the province of Monte Plata. Three years earlier, BRA …
NEW YORK. – At the annual board of directors’ meeting of the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) held on June 27th, Dr. Thomas Peter Beague was voted unanimously by the seven-member body as the organization’s new President. He will occupy the position for two years from 2010 through 2012. “I am truly honored to be part …
PIANTINI, Santo Domingo, D.R. – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) donated $2 million to the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) to improve agricultural training, production and marketing, and planning more profitable crops inside Dominican Republic’s agricultural batey communities. BRA’s international assistance grant falls under the USDA’s Food for Progress Program and supports agricultural and …
