Dominican Republic

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Builds Dominican Republic

28/04/2020

Welcoming the Garcia Vasquez Family Home, From a Distance

Families receiving a fresh start is something that we always cherish, but when we heard that the Garcia Vasquez family was selected by the community to receive a house in 2020, we knew that it…

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Builds Dominican Republic

27/02/2020

She Went With Friends, Then Experienced a Build Solo – Q & A with Emily

From going with a group of friends to travelling on her own and meeting a bunch of new ones, Emily shares a few thoughts from her two Builds. Her first Build was alongside familiar faces as…

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Builds Dominican Republic

01/05/2019

The Man with the Blue Hat

He didn’t always work with us as a contractor, his daughter didn’t always have a safe home to live in, and his hat wasn’t always blue. It all started in December of 1996 when Nicolas…

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Builds Dominican Republic Volunteer Posting

05/02/2019

Fierce on the Worksite and on Camera — Q&A with Natalia

Natalia and her school worked really hard, making a big difference in the lives of a special community in the Dominican Republic. Coming down with her school, the group knew that they were going to be…

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Builds Dominican Republic

08/08/2018

Hope is Spreading Through the Island, in Memory of Eileen Jackson

In March of 2018, two families received safe, dry homes in the Dominican Republic and over 300 children were able to enjoy nutritious meals at our school in Haiti. It was all thanks to our…

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Dominican Republic Emergency Relief and Community Development Fund

09/05/2018

Water Returned to a Special Rural Community

Facing intermittent electricity, one community in the Dominican countryside has set up a system to ensure that each house has access to water all day. This system relies on a water pump, but what happens when…

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Builds Dominican Republic Volunteer Posting

29/03/2017

Megan’s March Break Build

What Megan had to say about her Build. These ten days had such a huge impact on me. They changed the way I view love and connection, blurred the lines between friends and family and…

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Dominican Republic Emergency Relief and Community Development Fund

09/11/2016

Cleaning supplies for Nuevo Renacer – Nov 9th 2016

The Dominican Republic is currently facing one of the harshest and rainy "wet" seasons in the last 5-7 years. Waterways are overflowing and some homes have even been swept into close by rivers. Although our…

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Builds Dominican Republic Volunteer Posting

28/04/2016

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Blogs and Updates

April 23rd We arrived safely to the Dominican Republic on Saturday evening. We met with the Live Different staff, and checked into our resort room. April 24th On Saturday morning we attended mass. We were wearing…

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Builds Dominican Republic Volunteer Posting

28/03/2016

I just came home from a Live Different Build…now what?

I have now been on two trips with Live Different (both of which were in the Dominican) and each time, the goodbyes only seem to get harder. With Live Different, you build so much more than a…

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Welcoming the Garcia Vasquez Family Home, From a Distance

She Went With Friends, Then Experienced a Build Solo – Q & A with Emily

The Man with the Blue Hat

Fierce on the Worksite and on Camera — Q&A with Natalia

Hope is Spreading Through the Island, in Memory of Eileen Jackson

Water Returned to a Special Rural Community

Megan’s March Break Build

Cleaning supplies for Nuevo Renacer – Nov 9th 2016

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Blogs and Updates

I just came home from a Live Different Build…now what?

How Can I Live Different?

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