areas of work

Progressio works in the following areas in the Dominican Republic:

Sustainable environment

Agroecology:

• Training small-scale farmers in sustainable farming techniques, peasant-to-peasant teaching methods and appropriate technologies.
• Strengthening the capacities of local people to manage ecological and fair trade certification processes.
• Training internal inspectors so that they can carry out internal inspections in their own communities
• Training agroecological promoters, who are be responsible for replicating their knowledge in the community.
• Capacity building on establishing sustainable agroforestry systems.
• Promotion, awareness raising and education on environmental issues.

HIV and AIDS

• Contributing to the prevention of HIV and AIDS through community campaigns, to improve treatment and care for positive women.
• Support for local partners to put systems and services in place, and to train health workers - ensuring that women can access effective and consistent care.
• Supporting women's groups to lobby authorities, legislators and other decision-makers, so that the health rights of women are protected for years to come.

Marketing:

• Strengthening local capacities in the management of collective marketing processes, and administration of production systems.
• Support and capacity building in the management of small credits for members.

Civil society participation

• Supporting women's organisations, lobbying and advocacy skills training, institutional capacity-building and the promotion of new technologies.
• Haitian Dominicans: the Haitian Dominican population comprises the most marginalised communities in the country. This work includes training in institutional strengthening and capacity building, promotion of lobbying and advocacy skills, and training in social and political rights.