Kids to Kids, a youth focused initiative of Infante Sano, is proud to announce it will be awarding grants to support 45 projects as part of its September 2009 Grant Cycle! These grants, totaling over $20,000 in donations raised by kids for kids, will go directly to support projects for youth in Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic and El Salvador.

Twelve of these new grant awards will fund projects in Dominican Republic (DR) in the Caribbean. Over 1,500 kids across the DR will benefit from these projects, which will have a lasting impact by teaching leadership skills, supporting sports teams and helping kids to live up to their full potential!

TWELVE projects of the projects in the in the September 2009 Grant Cycle are in Dominican Republic (DR) :

- YA! Pintaremos nuestros suenos (Painting our dreams!) in Los Claveles, DR
- Sirve con Fuerza (Serve with Force!) Volleyball Team in Las Pajas, DR
- Boys Group for Flag Football and Health Education in Villa Hermosa, DR
- Proyecto de Estrellas Children’s Reading Group in Zrina de Moya, DR
- TaeKwon-Do Club in Los Rieles, DR
- Creative Learning Space and Resource Room in Guayabal, DR
- Building Creative Minds: Art for At-risk Youth in Portezuelo, DR
- Children’s Community Library in Higuerito, DR
- Bananas in Art: Creating Art from Everyday Life in Los Guineos, DR
- Engaging Minds Educational Game and Resource Center in Santiago, DR
- Ser Mujer (Self-esteem and Creativity Workshop for Girls) in Jabanico, DR
- Community Library in Las Delicias, DR

These projects will provide an awesome array of opportunities for kids to achieve their athletic, artistic and educational aspirations. And the Community Leaders and Volunteers leading them estimate that they will reach over 1,500 kids!

To see where all of the Kids to Kids grant awards will be going in the DR, check out this map! Dominican Republic Map

Kids to Kids provides kids in the US with a way to help kids in marginalized communities around the world to lead healthier lives, protect the environment, and achieve their athletic, artistic, and educational aspirations. Kids to Kids was founded in 2005 by four kids from a Boston suburb who realized they could make a difference in the lives of kids in under-resourced communities overseas.  The initiative has evolved into an exciting program sponsored by Infante Sano through which community leaders from developing counties can apply for small grants to address specific needs in their communities. Since 2008 Kids to Kids has awarded over 100 micro-grants, totaling over $50,000 raised by kids for kids towards new art, sports, environmental and educational projects. By organizing their own creative fundraisers, kids develop valuable skills in mobilizing their communities to give back. By supporting a project abroad, they learn about different cultures and the importance of global citizenship.

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