Sam Dean

photojournalism: Haitians in the Dominican Republic

A student prays at the close of classes in one of the schools that Project Esperanza supports in a Haitian community outside Puerto Plata Dominican Republic. Project Esperanza refers to them as "grassroots" schools because they want to involve communities in both the Dominican Republic and the United States in the effort to better the lives of Haitian immigrants in the DR.
A student prays at the close of classes in one of the schools that Project Esperanza supports in a Haitian community outside Puerto Plata Dominican Republic. Project Esperanza refers to them as "grassroots" schools because they want to involve communities in both the Dominican Republic and the United States in the effort to better the lives of Haitian immigrants in the DR.