Blog #90: VSA to Brown

The AllPeopleBeHappy foundation has granted 8 Volunteer Service Awards this Fall.  Of the 8 recipients, Tiffany Brown is volunteering with Yspaniola in the Dominican Republic.  “My previous experiences in education and community organizing have led me to pursue an opportunity to work in community-based education in a new, exciting project with Yspaniola in the Dominican Republic where I will be working from August 2016- August 2017.  Yspaniola is situated in the heart of Batey Libertad, a marginalized community with limited access to many basic civil and educational services from the government.  While at the organization, I will be assisting a variety of projects… I will assist in the learning center instructing young students in Spanish literacy.  I will assist with other administrative tasks related to the support of Yspaniola’s educational programs.  Among these programs include service-learning trips and summer camps for undergraduate students from all over the world… As an Yspaniola fellow, I will also conduct research on education and development in the Dominican Republic and best practices to further Yspaniola’s impact and outreach.  Finally, I will be working to support documentation efforts of denationalized Dominicans of Haitian descent and ensure that members of the batey have proper documentation.”