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May 6, 2021 Since 2018, Vida Plena has been empowering women in the Dominican Republic to break the cycle of poverty Noelia Lombardo Gava, Editor-in-Chief It is yet another rainy and cold day in Boston and Yung Winata, Ale Eguren and I (MBAs ’22) open our laptops to connect to Zoom. On the screen, Josh Porter smiles while updating us on the sunny, warm weather of the Dominican Republic. Since September last year, we have been having these monthly meetings as part of a Consulting For Impact Club pro-bono consulting project. Porter started Vida Plena in 2018 as a ministry of 2nd Mile Missions, with a clear mission empowering women in the Dominican Republic to break the cycle of poverty. They do so by “providing artisan trade training, micro-finance programs, adult literacy classes, and dignified employment in a safe, secure, and Christ-centered environment.” Since then, 101 women have completed classes, 19 micro-loans have been given, 25 women have been emplo ....
| School supplies and other necessities donated by advisors on ALG Vacations 500 Club Silver reward trip are loaded for delivery to 2nd Mile Missions in Punta Cana. Photo Credit: Jeri Clausing Jeri Clausing One of the silver linings of crises past and present has been the boost they give to the travel industry’s social give-back programs. And while such efforts have become largely mainstream across luxury and upscale travel companies, it’s always eye-opening to see what a huge impact even the smallest of donations can make for local charities in impoverished and developing countries. I was reminded of that last week in Punta Cana, where during ALG Vacations’ first advisor reward trip since the start of the pandemic, executives Jacqueline Marks and Scott Wiseman delivered a hefty load of school supplies and other necessities from the advisors to 2nd Mile Missions. ....