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Santo Domingo.– Dominican Pedro Martinez and his wife Carolina Cruz de Martinez are pitching in for a better Dominican Republic. In a unique partnership with Major League Baseball, USAID and Esperanza International through the umbrella organization called Dominican Development Alliance (MLB-DDA), the Martinezes inaugurated their project, "Hay Poder en Aprender" (There is Power in Learning) in their hometown community of Manoguayabo in western Santo Domingo.

The project seeks to empower 200 adolescents through a combination of vocational training and educational programs. The program is designed for its participants to "recover their self-esteem and dignity, discover their talents, and become productive citizens for their community and country."

"Hay Poder en Aprender" is aimed at adolescents who are exposed to difficult environments but have great potential.

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8 comment(s)
Written by: winstric, 20 Jun 2009 2:17 AM
From: United States
Great News!!! Keep It Up.
Written by: chillaxin201 This user is banned, 20 Jun 2009 2:51 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Boycott Dominican Tourism
sounds good
Written by: gmiller261, 20 Jun 2009 7:39 AM
From: United States

Big heart, good for him.

Keep the politicians away.
Written by: BASTA, 20 Jun 2009 11:05 AM
From: Dominican Republic, =Ghetto/Legalize Drugs
but of course PLD ,PRD are both corrupted

did not Hippo tell us that 80% are thiefs.
Written by: DominicanChic, 20 Jun 2009 12:59 PM
From: United States, New York
Sounds like a good project - congrats to Pedro!
Written by: Juana, 21 Jun 2009 12:39 PM
From: Dominican Republic
A future Jose Francisco Pena Gomes.
A future dominican Obama
A future great leader ?
Just what we need
Written by: cathy347, 23 Jun 2009 11:13 PM
From: China
Wonderful!
http://www.gobrandmall.com
Written by: fedadiaz, 4 Jul 2009 9:06 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Pedro don't let the goverment get involve, they will take the credit of the project and your millions of dollars.
Y si pueden te mantan , asi son los politicos. KEEP THEM AWAY...............
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