During the economic crisis experienced in 2004, poverty levels increased from 28% in 2002 to 43%, later dropping to 36.6% during the 2006 – 2007 post crisis period (Análisis del Desempeño Económico y Social de la República Dominicana, January – June 2007). Following the 2004 crisis, the government of the Dominican Republic implemented a number of measures designed to further social welfare. Such measures have resulted in advancements related to: improved and expanded health care services for the nation’s most economically vulnerable populations; increased educational opportunities for all citizens; school meal programs; access to potable water and electricity; waste water management; job creation (most significantly in the fields of tourism, manufacturing, financing and telecommunications, and to a lesser extent in construction); alternative energy development; and the implementation of a new social security program that provides increased benefits to the country’s poor. However, despite these gains, rural areas which have been historically marginalized have not benefited to the same extent as urban areas from increased levels of national economic growth.
In 2005 the nation became the second country to be selected as a pilot country by the United Nations Public-Private Alliance for Rural Development. A vast number of public, private and non-governmental institutions now realize initiatives in line with the United Nations Millennium Development Objectives. Today, more than 300 national and international public, private and non-governmental organizations work to advance economic, social and democratic development in the Dominican Republic.
InteRDom works not only to promote economic, social and democratic development in the Dominican Republic, but in the neighboring country of Haiti as well. InteRDom actively supports and contributes to the initiatives organized by FUNGLODE’s Foro Dominico Haitiano, which seeks to give voice to issues affecting the Haitian community both in Haiti and in the Dominican Republic.
InteRDom offers internships with institutions that carry-out work in the areas of: social welfare, poverty reduction, societal justice, education, community development, microfinance, gender equity, immigration, alternative energy and environmental protection and management.
Open Positions
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Implementation and expansion of projects and programs related to the production of honey and its derivatives.
Position Open for students of International business, industrial engineering, agriculture, marketing or related areas Read more about this opportunity
Start and End Dates : To Be Determined
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Steps to apply
1 – Register! Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation e-mail.
2 - If you have already registered, fill out the application form and attach your resume. Resumes must be in word or pdf format.
