Work Type: Past Projects
Vocational School
Posted on October 11, 2016The vocational school was established to help the under-educated, poor people of the North Coast learn skills that would lead to viable employment, allowing them to provide for their families and avoiding an otherwise inevitable life spent in compromising situations. Classes offered at the school include sewing (dressmaking, curtains, bag-making etc.), beauty school (hair, manicure, pedicures facials, etc.), furniture making… Continue Reading
Paraiso Gardens
Posted on August 16, 2016The agricultural gardens of the Paraiso villages have been one of the largest, most visual and abundant blessings to the many families of the Spruceland Paraiso and Paraiso #2 communities. Over 185 families have taken advantage of these freely given garden plots to help offset the shortages of food that many of them face daily with more plots being developed.… Continue Reading
Villa Samaritano 1 & 2
Posted on August 16, 2016Named after The Samaritan Foundation itself, Villa Samaritano is neatly situated on a hill between Villa Paraiso 2 and Villa Emmanuel. Though construction of houses started in January of 2014, the access to the village, which needed a bridge and a street off the main road, commenced in 2013. When completed, more than 300 families will have a new modest… Continue Reading
Villa Upper and Lower Zion
Posted on August 16, 2016Upper and Lower Zion look very much like a little east coast village in the countries of Canada and the northeastern part of the United States. Its houses of many colours add the warmth and friendliness that richly reflects the 60 families that make up these 2 communities within one village. Villa Zion is located across from Villa Nazareth and… Continue Reading
Villa Spruceland Paraiso
Posted on August 16, 2016The houses in Spruceland Paradise are sponsored by the employees of Spruceland Millworks in Edmonton, Alberta. The first 25 houses were given to needy families in the fall of 2008. This was a tremendously emotional event for everyone involved. What makes Spruceland Paradise uniquely different is that it can be considered a “full service” community. This village provides for its… Continue Reading
Villa Esperanza
Posted on August 16, 2016Villa Esperanza, also known as Los Algodones, is located half way between Montellano and Puerto Plata. What began as a community of people living in sub-human conditions with no access to clean water and quality education has resulted in a quality of life that has been transformed from one of a hopeless and forgotten existence to one of opportunity and… Continue Reading
Villa Nazaret
Posted on August 16, 2016Our seventh village, Villa Nazareth, is situated not far from Betania, Trinidad, and Redencion in the Municipality of Sosua. This beautiful location holds 100 houses that were built on different levels around a hill. At the very top, there is a school, a water reservoir, a church, and a medical clinic that all continue to drastically change many lives for… Continue Reading
Villa Ascension
Posted on August 16, 2016Boasting large, green fields, brightly painted walls, and a large central green area where banana plants and other fruits and vegetables surround the gazebo that sits in the center of town, Villa Ascension is a vibrant and tranquil community. Located half way between Sosua and Puerto Plata, in the municipality of Montellano, the village was built in an area called… Continue Reading
Villa Redencion
Posted on August 16, 2016Villa Redencion has become home to families of both Dominican and Haitian descent who were living in unimaginable deprivation. At the inauguration in 2002 there were 163 homes completed, making it the largest undertaking we had initiated to date. It is the only village with two Churches: one Spanish speaking and one conducting services in Creole. New Mission operates the… Continue Reading
Villa Trinidad
Posted on August 16, 2016In 1997 a fire ripped through a small nearby settlement, igniting the shanties like dry kindling, leaving seventy largely Haitian families homeless and destitute. The Samaritan Foundation stepped in to help with the immediate needs of these families and the fourth village, Villa Trinidad, was built. Though the initial homes were very humble, many of the recipients used these as… Continue Reading