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Dominican Republic Trip February 1-5, 2023

Dominican Republic Trip February 1-5, 2023

Dominican Republic
Feb 1, 2023 - Feb 5, 2023

Registration Information

Trip Requirements

About this trip

Thank you for your participation in a Help One Now Impact Adventure Trip! The Help One Now ethos is to remain invisible in our communities and focus our efforts on resourcing key leaders instead. All Help One Now Trips are built to connect you to the communities we serve through the building of relationships with local leaders, experiencing the beauty and adventure each country holds, and participating in intentional, guided times of rest and reflection. We want you to return home from these trips with a renewed heart, mind, and soul, as well as a vision and passion for how we can work together to do good around the world!

A few important things to note about this trip:
 

Airfare and all expenses on the ground (meals, lodging, transportation) are included in the trip price, but any other costs associated with your trip would be your responsibility (those costs may include spending money, or appointments at a travel clinic before your trip, for example). We do allow our trip participants to fundraise through their registration pages in order to make those trip costs more manageable!

Those traveling are required to carry a passport with an expiration date further than 6 months away from the date of travel. Should your passport have already expired, or should your passport expire within the 6 months after your intended trip dates, you can mail in your old passport to get it expedited and renewed. HERE is where you can find more information on how to renew your passport.

Due to the nature of our work, Help One Now requires special approval from the trip leader, and director of international operations to join the trip if you are under the age of 18. If approved, we will email out a form to get signed by parents or legal guardians, giving permission to travel out of the country with the team.

In addition, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends various vaccinations for international travelers depending on your destination country. Please visit a medical professional or a travel clinic as soon as you know you are traveling abroad, as they may recommend particular vaccinations or medicine based on your destination, some vaccinations are not always immediately available, and some vaccinations need to be administered over the course of months. **Please ensure you are up to date on all routine vaccinations. These vaccinations include a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, polio vaccine, and a flu shot! Most of you are up to date on these anyway!**

The Dominican Republic does not currently have any required vaccinations; however, we recommend the Hepatitis A vaccination, a Typhoid treatment (pill or shot), and Malaria medication as well.

Some travelers choose to receive the Cholera, Hepatitis B, Rabies, and Yellow Fever vaccinations, but REST ASSURED: we know these lists may seem overwhelming, but all of these vaccinations are entirely optional and are merely precautions!

We’d love to encourage you to familiarize yourself with Help One Now’s philosophy regarding international mission. In preparation for your potential Learning Journey, please try to read Doing Good Is Simple by Help One Now’s founder Chris Marlow. Another great resource is When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert.

Tentative Trip Schedule
*Please note that this schedule is subject to change*

Wednesday 2/1:

  • Team arrives in Santo Domingo (SDQ)
  • Head to La Vega
  • Meet local leader Rod Davis and his team, hear his story and vision for Family Empowerment
  • Dinner and intro to trip meeting at guesthouse          
Stay at TEARS Guesthouse


Thursday 2/2:

  • Breakfast at guesthouse
  • Morning reflection time
  • Tour TEARS school and medical clinic, head into the community and see their clean water project
  • Lunch at guesthouse
  • Head back into the community and meet families in the Family Business Program
  • Dinner at local Mofongo (traditional Dominican dish) restaurant
  • Cigars and downtime with Rod at the guesthouse
Stay at TEARS Guesthouse


Friday 2/3:

  • Breakfast at guesthouse
  • Morning reflection time
  • Meet more families in the Family Business Program (FBP)
  • Lunch at guesthouse
  • Tour a local cigar factory in Santiago
  • Dinner in Santiago
  • Cigars and downtime with Rod at the guesthouse
Stay at TEARS Guesthouse


Saturday 2/4:

  • Breakfast at guesthouse
  • Morning reflection time
  • Head to Santo Domingo
  • Time to shop in La Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo's historic district
  • Lunch at Cafe El Conde, right next to the oldest Cathedral in the Americas
  • Head to hotel
  • Free time at the beach
  • Dinner and final debrief at the hotel
Stay at Casa Hemingway Hotel


Sunday 2/5:

  • Breakfast at hotel
  • Final morning reflection time
  • Free time at the beach
  • Team departs Santo Domingo (SDQ)


*More details will be emailed to you. In the meantime, please reach out to trips@helponenow.com if you have any questions*

Trip Location

Who's going

Melanie Walker and 3 others are participating in this trip.

Melanie Walker Chris Morris Franklin Walker Jacob Kaler

Tell us why you like this trip

Field Partner

Help One Now 3M
Help One Now
Raleigh, NC, US
Help One Now empowers families in developing countries through high-capacity local lead...

Brennon Bloemendaal
Brennon Bloemendaal
Trip Organizer