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Students Make History During Trip to Pico Duarte<\/STRONG> T<\/SPAN>he Fourth Educational Expedition to Pico Duarte, organized by Karim Mella’s Fundacion Siempre Mas<\/EM>, in collaboration with Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundaci\u00f3n Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) among other organizations, took place this past February 21-24, with the participation of 76 high school students, 12 volunteers and a five-person team lead by Karim, an assistant, doctor, cook and cameraman. The students came from 5 schools across the country including the Polit\u00e9cnico Arag\u00f3n<\/EM>, Liceo Dario Gomez<\/EM>, Polit\u00e9cnico Ann & Ted Kheel<\/EM> and the Hogar Nuestros Peque\u00f1os Hermanos<\/EM> schools, as well as two special needs students from the Quiereme Como Soy <\/EM>Foundation, marking the first time in Dominican history that special needs children manage to reach the highest peak in the Caribbean.<\/P> The initiative was cultivated during the first DR Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) in September 2011, and provided participating students with the chance to develop an emotional connection and respect with nature.<\/P> GFDD and FUNGLODE provided students with the necessary equipment for the hike including backpacks, coats, gloves, hats, t-shirts and flashlights. In anticipation of the climb, the students were prepped by the expedition’s official doctor on the importance of hydration and other vital aspects related to hygiene and trail maintenance whilst hiking.<\/P> The expedition included lectures on the geography of the Cordillera Mountain Range, the climate of the Dominican Republic, environmental protection, forest fires, reforestation and first aid. Additionally, themes relating to the Bicentennial of Juan Pablo Duarte were also included, that focused on creating a culture of inclusion for children suffering from Downs-syndrome, autism or other cognitive conditions.<\/P> The students also learnt learn the importance of personal strength, teamwork, comradeship, discipline and group awareness– skills that will help them to achieve their present and future goals. DREFF hopes the trip will provide students with a positive enduring experience, and help them gain an appreciation of their shared natural heritage and the importance of protecting it for future generations.<\/P> The expedition to Pico Duarte reflects DREFF’s overall mission to interact with leading figures in the environmental community and, by encouraging the participation of young students, foster change at a grassroots level.<\/P> About Karim Mella and Fundacion Siempre Mas<\/STRONG> Related Links: Students Make History During Trip to Pico DuarteDominican Republic, Santo Domingo 02\/28\/13 The Fourth Educational Expedition to Pico Duarte, organized by Karim Mella’s Fundacion Siempre Mas, in collaboration with Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundaci\u00f3n Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) among other organizations, took place this past February 21-24, with the participation of … Continue reading “Students Make History During Trip to Pico Duarte”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-noticias"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6171"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6171\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dominicanaonline.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo 02\/28\/13<\/P>
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Karim Mella participated in the first-ever Dominican expedition to Mount Everest in 2011. Karim founded Fundacion Siempre Mas<\/EM> in 2012, a private, nonprofit organization that aims to contribute to the cultural, ecological and human development of Dominican youth through educational trips to Pico Duarte.<\/P>
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www.dreff.org<\/A>
http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/#!\/FundacionSiempreMas<\/A>
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Pablo Ortega, Luis Oscar Villanueva y Karim Mella<\/P>
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Karim Mella junto a los estudiantes del Liceo Aragon<\/P>
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Karim Mella escalando junto a los estudiantes de liceos<\/SPAN><\/P>
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Karim Mella en una seccion explicativa a los estudiantes de liceos<\/SPAN>
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