MLB-DDA Teams Up with MLB Players Association to Benefit Medicines for Humanity
September 9, 2010 - Barahona, D.R. – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Major League Baseball Dominican Development Alliance (MLB-DDA), has matched a recent $50,000 grant See details
MLB-Dominican Development Alliance Featured on This Week In Baseball on Saturday at 3:30 PM
August 6, 2010 - The Dominican Republic and Major League Baseball have developed a distinctive relationship over the past decade. A mind-boggling 10% of major leaguers on opening day rosters were See details
Pirates Charities & MLB Step up to the Plate for Dominican Community
Estorga, Dominican Republic - The Pittsburgh Pirates, through Pirates Charities, have teamed up with the Major League Baseball-Dominican Development Alliance (MLB-DDA) to inaugurate a community project with the Centro Educativo See details
Cleveland Indians Support Education, Health, and Economic Development Initiatives in the DR
Higuey, Dominican Republic – The Cleveland Indians and the MLB-DDA are teaming up with Save the Children Dominican Republic and the St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Cleveland to inaugurate two See details
Chicago Cubs Bat Against Diabetes and Hypertension
April 9, 2010 - Hypertension and diabetes are two of the most common disease among Dominican adults. According to the Pan American Health Organization, over 24% of Dominican adults suffer from See details
Manny Mota and MLB DDA, Batting in Favor of Dominican Children
17 February 2010 - On weekdays, more than 200 children make a short walk to Campo de Sueños (Field of Dreams) in the impoverished slum of El Tamarindo in Eastern Santo Domingo, See details
The Alliance Grows
9 December 2009 - The Major League Baseball Dominican Development Alliance held its year anniversary with a cocktail at the US Ambassador's residence in the Dominican Republic to celebrate the achievements See details
Chicago Cubs Charities Donates to Dominican Community Efforts
17 November 2009 - Chicago Cubs Charities announced a $47,000 contribution to community projects in the Dominican Republic through the Major League Baseball Dominican Development Alliance (MLB-DDA) and the United See details
Major League Baseball The Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball is an unincorporated association made up of the 30 member MLB teams and does business as Major League Baseball. Within MLB, there is a Department of Community Affairs and each one of the 30 MLB teams has a department in charge of... Read more...
United States Agency for International Development USAID is an independent United States federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. USAID supports international development and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting economic growth, agriculture and trade, global health,... Read more...
Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) Dominicana The Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) was founded in the state of New York in 1997 as a tax-exempt, non-profit, non-political, humanitarian aid organization to address the socio-economic and health needs of children and their families severely affected by poverty, disease and hunger in the Caribbean.... Read more...
Esperanza International Esperanza International is a Christian based institution. It was founded by Dave and Vicky Valle in 1995. Esperanza’s programs are set up through an Integral Development Model (IDM), which consists of four strategic programs for human development and transformation: 1) Microfinance Services, 2)... Read more...
Instituto Dominicano de Desarrollo Integral (IDDI) An NGO created in 1984 with the purpose of overcoming poverty in the rural and urban area. It is composed of men and women that work with local communities and organizations interested in taking on the responsibility of improving theirs and their neighbor’s life. It provides training and... Read more...
Plan International Dominicana Plan International is a humanitarian, child-centered community development (CCCD) organization without religion, political or governmental affiliation that works in over 45 countries. The Global vision which unites Plan around the world is “a world in which all children realize their... Read more...
Save the Children Republica Dominicana - FUDECO Save the Children is the oldest and biggest independent Non Governmental Organization that works for the defense and the promotion of the rights of children implementing development projects in more than 120 countries. Save the Children República Dominicana is one of the 29 national members... Read more...
World Vision Republica Dominicana World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision was founded in September 1950 by Dr. Bob Pierce, a Christian leader, in... Read more...
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