Center for A Rural Alternative
El Limon, Dominican Republic
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CAREL's Projects in the Dominican Republic
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Work Camps in El Limon Come help build a new model for developing-world rural living! We’re working on our first classroom building, a ferrocement structure with lots of opportunity for technical and artistic innovation. More Information here |
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Vision Hembra "Vision Hembra" ("Female Vision") is our video project with 14 young women. Their first video Hoy por Ti, Mañana por Mi (Today You, Tomorrow Me) tells the story of two disabled women of El Limon. Vision Hembra es nuestro proyecto de video con 14 jóvenes mujeres. Su primer video Hoy por Ti, Mañana por Mi trata de dos mujeres discapacitadas en El Limón. |
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Sonia's Many Friends El Limon resident Sonia Presinal is on dialysis, waiting for a kidney transplant.Last summer her insurance was suspended because her husband's employer (the Municipality of Ocoa) failed to pay its premiums. Since then, donations have kept Sonia alive. |
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The Ocoa South Project A four-community rural development model for the post-petroleum era. A work-in-progress. |
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Telemedicine Internet access (supplemented by the smartphone) could provide an effective tool to deliver medical services in rural communities. We are currently seeking funding and an appropriate medical professional to manage this project. |
