GIVING HANDS FOUNDATION OF BARAHONA
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Mission Statement
Giving Hands Foundation of Barahona is a partnership of Dominican and American neighbors following God’s call to meet various spiritual and physical needs in Altagracia, DR and similar impoverished communities. Giving Hands Foundation exists by the grace and power of God from whose Hands came the very first gifts of His unending love and blessing. In obedience to His command to love the Lord first and our neighbors as ourselves, our goal is that each of our neighbors will understand God’s personal love for them and His will that they live in health and dignity.
About This Cause
As the hands and feet of Jesus Christ, we strive to communicate God’s love to individuals and families as we give of our abilities and resources to meet health/nutritional needs, improve physical environmental factors, and provide crisis relief. Giving Hands Foundation originates in Altagracia, a small community in the province of Barahona, Dominican Republic. Altagracia is a batey, meaning it is one of the country’s most impoverished communities as a result of being founded by Haitian sugar cane workers. Its residents see themselves as one of the lowest levels of Dominican society, but in English, Altagracia translates to “high grace.” GHF works as God’s agent to elevate the physical, intellectual, and spiritual status of these neighbors by recognizing their God-given dignity in the height of His Grace. In addition to physical projects, we prioritize youth mentoring to promote education, inspire career goals, and encourage healthy recreation. The vision of our native-born founder Dr. Jacob Ramirez, is that Altagracia’s youth will embrace God’s blessings of their education, abilities, and passions, in order to build their own careers and advance the well-being of their community. In this way, Altagracia may be not only aided by outsiders but continually elevated from within, as God works in the hearts and lives of His children.