Encuentro Dominicano: An aerial shot of Consuelo (Google Earth)

EL ENCUENTRO (The Encounter):

The Dominican Encounter with Faith & Hospitality (Encuentro Dominicano) offers learning opportunities from the context of faith and justice to “first world” youth and adults. We focus on the poor and the marginalized of the Dominican Republic- especially the Haitians who live in slave like conditions on bateyes in the sugar cane plantations. We are situated in the Municipality of Consuelo – a sugar mill town – in the province of San Pedro de Macorís, 13 kilometres inland from the south eastern shore of the Dominican Republic.

The program offered by Encuentro Dominicano is recognized and promoted by the local Roman Catholic Diocese of San Pedro de Macorís, and is coordinated by Dean Riley who has lived and worked in the Dominican Republic since 1991. Assisting Dean in his role as General Coordinator of Encuentro Dominicano is a group of Dominican residents of Consuelo (called the Coordination Team). The Team is responsible for leading, guiding and translating for each group during their visit in the Dominican Republic.

For more information on the Program we offer please send an email to: encuentro.dominicano@gmail.com