Dominican Republic

Challenge

Traditional expectations, teen pregnancy, poverty and gender-based harassment limit girls’ opportunities for the future and prevent them from accessing education in the Dominican Republic. – UNICEF

Solution

We partnered with Los Ninos de Leonardo y Meredith to provide uniforms to a very rural community that was facing high dropout rates.

According to UNICEF, 27.6% of Dominican children with parents under 20 years old do not go to school.

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