Mission Direct - Volunteers helping the world's poor
The Dominican Republic Factfile
| Estimated population: | 9,650,054 |
|---|---|
| Capital: | Santo Domingo |
| Infant mortality rate: | 25.96 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Climate: | tropical maritime |
| Min-Max temp: | 19-31 degrees c |
| Language: | Spanish |
| Life expectancy at birth: | 73.7 years |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 95%, other 5% |
| Government: | Democratic republic |
| President: | Leonel Fernandez Reyna |
| Area: | 18,704 sq mi |
| Currency: | Peso (DOP) |
| Time zone: | GMT-4 |
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All About Mission Direct
Mission Direct gives ordinary people the chance to do extraordinary things around the world. In two weeks you will change the lives of some of the world’s poorest people. You can help to build a house, classroom or clinic. We discover people and groups doing remarkable things in their own countries. Then we provide them the people and resources that they need. We do this by enabling people like you, with two or more weeks to join our life-altering trips.
Choose a country and find the trip that is right for you by clicking below to see all the options :
The keys to a new life
Do you want to feel a warm sense of achievement at the end of your fortnight off?
Try this: come with Mission Direct and build a new home for a family. As a team you will work with contractors to complete one of the houses. When it is complete you will hand over the keys to the new owners. Then you will move their possessions out of their previous ‘house’ – usually a rat and snake-infested shack made of sticks and rubble. Then at the end of the you can cool off in the sea or the hotel pool – you deserve it!
Contribution: £1,495/£1,595
Call Jackie Johnston in the Luton office
8am - 5.30pm
Mon - Fri
to apply or find out more.
t: 01582 72 00 56