Ulrick Gaillard

October 23, 2006
Dear friend,

Since our founding in 1997, the Batey Relief Alliance—BRA has invested grants from private foundations, contributions from organizations and generous gifts from people like you to deliver critical humanitarian health care and essential medicines to children and families severely affected by poverty, disease and hunger in the Caribbean—principally to Haitian migrant sugar cane cutters and immigrants and their descendants, and Dominicans living in the bateyes and rural/urban communities of the Dominican Republic.

BATEY COJOBAL, MONTE PLATA, Dominican Republic – More than ten traditional healers or Oungans from Sabana Grande de Boya in the province of Monte Plata are currently participating in educational workshops organized by BRA Dominicana to learn about the HIV virus and the dangerous symptoms it causes. The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA Dominicana) started this …

The Batey Relief Alliance is interested in recruiting fifteen (15) individuals to sponsor each one child or more living in extreme poverty inside the bateyes of the Dominican Republic. Many of those children often live a precarious and difficult life with very limited opportunity to thrive. The cost of one child sponsorship is only $348 …

MONTE PLATA, Dominican Republic—Rubella is a viral disease that can have serious complications. The threat is particularly significant for pregnant women and their unborn babies who can suffer from sight and hearing impairment as well as serious developmental problems. The good news is that Rubella can be easily prevented with a vaccine. This past October, …

MONTE PLATA, Dominican Republic – In November, BRA Dominicana appointed Dr. Jose Jonas Rosario as Medical Director of its two health clinics located at Batey Cinco Casas and Batey Cojobal in the province of Monte Plata. Dr. Rosario is a native of Sabana Grande de Boya who graduated from Universidad Central del Este in 1991. …

NEW YORK, New York. The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) will celebrate in 2007 its 10th year anniversary as a humanitarian aid entity addressing the socio-economic conditions for children and families severely affected by poverty, disease and hunger in the Caribbean, including those languishing in the bateyes of the Dominican Republic. Founded in 1997 by US-trained …

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic. A catchy bachata tittled “Amor de Batey,” also the theme song of a mini-telenovela depicting the story of a batey couple, is part of PSI’s (Population Services International) latest collaborative project to reduce STDs and HIV/AIDS in the bateyes of the Dominican Republic. To carry out this project, PSI is teaming …

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 30, 2006. Since 2005, the Batey Relief Alliance developed, in collaboration with the USAID, Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative and the Dominican Ministry of Health’s Digecitts, a comprehensive HIV/AIDS project delivering free testing, medical consults, medical services, ARVs, pre and post psychoemotional assistance, nutrition and clothing for impoverished AIDS sufferers, orphaned/vulnerable children …