Caritas Dominicana Emergency Coordinator
& Director with PLA President

 (Photo Left to Right: Lic. Jose Gautreau,
Robert Hildreth, Ing. Lorenzo Garcia Troncoso)

Believe the appropriate initial response is to move as many needed goods like food, water and medicine as quickly as possible via established transportation and distribution channels. 

As a result Project Las Americas has donated one million pesos in goods to Caritas Dominicana which is trucking them to Caritas in Haiti.  Caritas in conjunction with Catholic Relief Services both have significant resources and staff in Haiti.  Their long term presence in Haiti allows them to operate effectively in this very complicated and overwhelming effort.

As additional resources become available to us, we will identify specific opportunities to respond quickly.  As reported many of the Dominican boarder hospitals are treating Haitian victims and supplies are scarce or non-existent.  With your support we can procure needed supplies and respond immediately to these types of needs. 

We will maintain or posture of zero administrative and logistical support via Dominican corporate and NGO contributions. We are also exploring projects to implement BioSand filters to alleviate waterborne disease and ease logistical challenges of providing bottled water.