C.O.R.E. Foundation

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The CORE Foundation believes that education can help break the cycle of poverty and allow individuals to contribute to the growth and development of their nation. This program was created to further the education of individuals who do not have the financial resources to attend university and have demonstrated willingness, determination and persistency to learn.

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Background Information:

The travel agents' advertisements for the Dominican Republic are accurate: the coast is spectacular, the scenery is incredible and the people and music are lively. However, beyond the beaches at the resorts is a completely different kind of Dominican Republic. Bejuco Alambre is a rural farming community located about seven kilometers up a mountain road from the northern coastal town of Rio San Juan. Bejuco Alambre is mainly a farming community of about 170 homes. Cattle, subsistance agriculture, rooster fights, a very social and relaxed pace of life, high unemployment, and endless meringue and bachata music are the general themes of the town.

Background Information:

The UN Millennium Development Goal #5 is to help make motherhood safer. The process of giving life should not be life-threatening! Safe reproductive health is a right that all women should have access to.

The Bwindi region of southwest Uganda in the Impenetrable Forest is famous for its gorilla trekking tours for tourists. For the locals, life can be challenging due to the extreme terrain and poor infrastructure linking the villages with community services.

According to UN data, one in twenty-five Ugandan women die of complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. A hospital delivery increases the chances of survival, and also can help to prevent the transfer of HIV from mother to child. 

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Bejuco Alambre is a small, agricultural village of about 100 homes that is located seven kilometers from Río San Juan in a mountainous area of the Dominican Republic. One road services the community, and only the residents closest to the road have access to the power grid. Generally, those who have grid power have spliced into the grid without authorization and without training or understanding of safe practices and procedures for doing so. This practice is very dangerous and has caused several deaths in the village over the last 6 years. Homes without access to the power grid rely on other forms of lighting so that their children can study. This usually consists of the use of kerosene lamps or candles, and two houses in the village have burnt down in the last three years as a result of the careless or uneducated use of these devices.