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Progressio seeks to improve the living and working conditions of people of Haitian descent in the Dominican Republic by tackling one cause of it: discrimination. You can support our work to reduce this discrimination by taking part in our postcard campaign which asks the Dominican Republic government to grant Dominican citizenship to children of Haitian descent born in it's territory.

News from Progressio

cover picture for the international development manifesto - vote globalUK election: solving global poverty is not an optional extra (5 Mar 2010)
We should challenge political leaders to keep global poverty on the UK agenda - because the facts still speak volumes, whatever the economic landscape at home, writes Jo Barrett

a lab technician examines a sample under a microscope in Hargeisa hospitalSomaliland: HIV counselling overcomes anger and mistrust (5 Mar 2010)
“If you tell me my wife’s HIV positive, I’ll kill her! And I’m going to kill all of you people who are helping to spread HIV in our town!” Read how Progressio partner organisation Talowadag responded to this exceptional challenge.

UK election: let’s make international development a vote-winner (5 Mar 2010)
Voters need to remind politicians that their stance on international development is a key issue in deciding who to vote for at the upcoming General Election.

That’s the message from Progressio’s Advocacy Manager, Tim Aldred. “We need to make the case for international development in a time of recession even more strongly than in the good times,” he says.