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Dominican Republic affected by Tropical Storm Noel

Picture taken in the community of Barahona

Plan program areas in the Dominican Republic - including Azua and Barahona - have been entirely cut off following heavy rainfall from tropical storm Noel, which has caused widespread flooding and loss of life across the country.

Staple crops including banana and rice have also been destroyed, and electricity supply and communications disrupted.

Poor visibility is also hindering helicopter relief flights - currently the only way of reaching cut-off communities.

From the Region...

Alexandra Villavicencio at Stepping Stones workshop

Fighting HIV with Stepping Stones
Alexandra Villavicencio, an HIV positive mother from Guayaquil in Ecuador, has turned her life around and started fighting HIV in her community, with help from Plan’s Stepping Stones workshops

Football star Iker Casillas visits Plan Peru
Spain football team captain Iker Casillas has visited a remote Peruvian community to help highlight Plan’s work - just days after his team won the Euro 2008 championships

Ecuador floods hit 3,500,000 people
Plan is providing emergency relief to communities hit by devastating floods that have swept across more than half of Ecuador

World AIDS Day: HIV in the Americas
Plan throws a spotlight on Latin America for World AIDS Day - a region where HIV is a silent, invisible epidemic that threatens millions of children

Chain of favours
Read how a knitted bonnet “Chullo” was converted in trucks of equipment for schools in Peru and who collaborated to make it real.

Equipping, training and participation in educational institutions

Students in Chimborazo – Ecuador are improving their way of living with an education in which they are not only on the receiving end but also creators, shaping it as they go along. Thanks to the efforts of the children, parents, school teachers and authorities.

Youth Council in Guatemala
For the first time candidates for mayoralty in Guatemala have been questioned by groups of children and youths that are aware of their rights. Follow the link for more details.

Drawing and painting contest

To commemorate the “International Day on Disaster Reduction” more than 2000 paintings from children in the Americas were collected in the drawing and painting competition about Disaster Reduction begins in School Campaign. To read more about it follow the link.

Plan opens operations in Puerto Cabezas
Plan supports the recuperation of the affected families. At the moment, it continues being the only NGO who collaborates in a direct way with the affected families and in the rehabilitation of the school activities.

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Dominican Republic affected by Tropical Storm Noel

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