Why Darvin?

Why did we start with Darvin?

Latinas & Líderes hosts a camp in Dominican Republic to provide girls with leadership workshops. In addition to this girls are partnered with Mentors to communicate with all year around. Darvin's older sister is a Latinas & Líderes Mentor.

Why are disability-related accommodations important?

Funds dedicated to disability-related accommodations are a critical part of this project but it is just the beginning to inclusion.

It is difficult to ask disabled youth to succeed when they are limited by an inaccessible environment. In the Dominican Republic education equity and access for students with disabilities is little to nonexistent.

We seek to provide surface access to homes so that disabled youth can feel motivated to achieve a balance of interdependence, where they may need support to accomplish some task but can also do some independently.