Fundación Tropicalia, under the scope of the USAID/REDDOM project, inaugurated Camp Miches Saludable, a one-week summer camp designed to educate children regarding healthy food choices, organic farming and exercise. Thirty eight campers ages 13-18, from the communities La Mina, La Gina and La Culebra, participated in workshops on health, hygiene, organic agriculture and healthy eating, among others.
Women in Miches Learn About Nutrition and Diet
In the third week of September two workshops on Healthy Eating and were held for 60 wives and mothers of the communities benefited by the Agricultural Diversification Project for economic development, food security and local supply in the Municipality of Miches, El Seibo Province. This project is led by Fundación Tropicalia, REDDOM and USAID, and works in the La Gina, La Culebra and La Mina communities.
Copa Tropicalia 2012
Every year Fundación Tropicalia hosts a baseball tournament for the local youth leagues of the Miches community.
Artemiches Cultural Week 2012
Every year Artemiches, the most important culture and arts NGO in the region, celebrates and organizes La Semana Cultural de Miches.
Inauguration of the Miches Police Precinct
The Dominican National Police and Fundación Tropicalia are proud to celebrate the inauguration of the National Police precinct ‘General Eugenio Miches’.
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Addressing a global issue through a local program: A girls camp in the Dominican Republic
As the summer dwindles down and the kids get ready to go back to school, we say good-bye to another wonderful summer and the successful completion of the “Soy Niña, Soy Importante” (SNSI) or “I’m a Girl, I’m Important” summer camp.