​Hands of Hope was born with the vision of bringing God’s kingdom closer to the people in the communities of the Dominican Republic.

To accomplish this goal, we are expanding the work beyond our current communities.  Our staff have identified the following communities near the city of Santo Domingo and in Southern DR for development and assistance.

​Arroyo Indio

This community, located 13 miles NW of Santo Domingo, has only 60 families.

Community Needs

• The whole town shares 4 bathrooms.
• They have a manual well, but the water is too salty to drink, so they have to buy bottled water.
• Almost 100% of the houses are made of old metal scraps and are in bad condition. 

Education
There is a school that goes from 1st - 6th grade, but it is not recognized by the Ministry of Education. The teachers are paid by an organization called Colibri and the baseball player Miguel Batista. Not many students finish their education. 

Local Leadership
The community association does not work. The community is a little older than 50 years.

​Capulin

Capulin is a community populated by approximately 450 families and about 800 children. 

Community Needs

• Construct and repair homes.  About 60% of the homes are in disrepair and have dirt floors.
• Build banos (latrines). Capulin has very old banos, which contributes to significant contamination for the community.
• The community has a school that goes from 1st - 7th grade. The closest high school is a 9 km walk.
• Build a recreation space where the youth of the community can play baseball or soccer.

 
Child Sponsorship

• 22 children have been sponsored in the community
• A child coordinator visits the homes monthly. 
• Presently three children are receiving additional medical care paid by Hands of Hope.  

Projects

• Local farmers have attended two courses on planting onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, papaya, and spinach.  They were pleased at the prospect of expanding their fields.  

Local Church
Asamblea Cristiana (Christian Assembly)

---

---

​El Almirante

El Almirante is a large community on the east edge of Santo Domingo.  Over 800 families live there.  HOH has focused on an area, formerly called "the hole," that served as the town dump.  Because it was the dump, land was cheap, and people who wanted to own their own home moved in.  Because they virtually built in a "hole", when it rained trash and mud poured off the walls of the hole and flooded the small neighborhood.   

Community Needs

• Run-off sewer systems
• Build bathrooms in homes owned by the resident
• Repair homes of sponsored children
• Build a recreation space where the youth of the community can play baseball or soccer
• Work with other organizations to bring in micro-loans to help people start their own business

Child Sponsorship

• 65 children have been sponsored in the community
• A child coordinator visits the homes monthly

Projects

• Twenty plus bathrooms have been built in homes
• Sewer drainage systems have been installed
• The community has a library which contains 4 computers, 1 printer, 6 Amazon Fire tablets, tables, chairs, a water cooler, full-time electricity, internet, Bibles and hundreds of books

​Palamara

Batey Palamara is located on the northwest side of Santo Domingo. It has approximately 500 families.  About 30% of the people in this community are Haitian. Hope International has small loans, which is one of the main income they have. These loans are basically for women who to have a beauty salon, gifts shop, etc. 

Community Needs

• About 60% of the families don´t have latrine/bathroom.
• The community has water but not all the families have water in their houses because the aqueduct does not supply the water the community needs. 

Education
There is a school that goes from 1st - 8th grade. The students walk to the next community which is at 1 km to be able to finish high school.