About Educational Sponsorship
As stated in Alegre’s mission, education is one of three key areas we are working to improve in the Dominican Republic.
The statistics speak for themselves – over 40% of Dominican children do not graduate high school. Over 200,000 Dominican children are currently not in school. Over 50% of school dropouts are due to financial hardship.
Problems such as poverty and low-quality of life can only, truly, be resolved through education. In this way children and adults can become more confident, self-reliant and capable. It is with this understanding that Alegre moves forward and seeks out educational programs that uplift and enhance the lives of Dominicans.
Most recently Alegre has made grants to the Fedujazz Foundation, a well-known non-profit music school, and the Life Improvement Educational Project, a pilot program designed to help teenage and adult Dominicans improve their life skills, including literacy & business management.
In total these two grants are investing over $120,000.00 into educational programs that directly help underprivileged Dominicans!
Education is one of keys to uplift the Dominican people.
The need for accessible, quality education in the Dominican Republic cannot be overstated. A culture simply cannot have a future unless its people are able to create one and high quality education is the tool with which cultures are built.
Education is one of keys to
uplift the Dominican people.
The need for accessible, quality education in the Dominican Republic cannot be overstated. A culture simply cannot have a future unless its people are able to create one and high quality education is the tool with which cultures are built.
