SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, May 20, 2008. – The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA Dominicana) announced today that it will soon begin an expansion of its Dominican Republic Children’s Health Campaign by distributing prenatal vitamins to pregnant women living inside the bateyes and border communities of Pedernales and Anse-a-Pitre. BRA and the country’s Ministry of Health, …
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic. – The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) completed its 2007 independent financial audit and is reporting a total public fundraising activity in the amount of $2,312,997.35, of which, $85,371 covered the organization’s administrative expenditures while $2,227,626.35 was spent to develop its programs and projects in the Dominican Republic. The organization’s cash and …
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut. – Ulrick Gaillard, founder and CEO of the Batey Relief Alliance addressed on Saturday, April 12, 2008 an audience of hundreds of academicians, public health experts, students, and international aid workers and executives at the Unite For Sight 4th annual conference held at Yale University. Gaillard, a trained attorney, presented about the …
ANSE-A-PITRES, Haiti. – Haiti’s Health Minister, Dr. Robert Auguste, ended on Saturday, March 30th in the Southeastern impoverished border locality of Anse-a-Pitres, a series of meetings with board members and strategic partners of the Batey Relief Alliance and BRA Dominicana—as part of a three-day visit to the Dominican Republic searching for ways to enhance healthcare …
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic. – At the invitation of the Batey Relief Alliance, a high level government delegation from the Republic of Haiti, headed by the country’s Health Minister, Dr. Robert Auguste will visit the Dominican Republic from March 27-29. The purpose for the trip is to provide the officials with a close-up view of …
WATERTOWN, Connecticut. – The prestigious Connecticut-based Taft School’s main auditorium was fully packed with more than 600 students, faculty, and other guests coming to hear a lecture delivered by the Batey Relief Alliance’s founder/CEO, Ulrick Gaillard. The event took place on Thursday, February 28, at 10:00am. Gaillard spoke about the ten-year work history of the …
BATEY CINCO CASAS, Dominican Republic. – On February 8th, 30 families living inside bateyes Cinco Casas and Cojobal in the province of Monte Plata received 30 bio-sand water filters through the funding and technical support of the Rotary Club of New York and the Rotary Club Arroyo Hondo Santo Domingo. The project will benefit 740 …
Monte Plata, Dominican Republic – January 30, 2008. – Hundreds of people gathered in the municipality of Monte Plata to celebrate the opening of the “National Year for Health Promotion,” during which a ceremony and parade were carried out through the town. BRA Dominicana (BRA) led the march with the Provincial Department of Health and …
