Yet another great leap forward for the Hogar del Niño in La Romana!
Yesterday, Wednesday the 10th of December, the Hogar del Niño in La Romana celebrated the opening of their new and improved center for vocational studies.
The facilities were built thanks to a donation of over US$100,000 from the Japanese Embassy, thus enabling the Hogar del Niño to expand classrooms and other spaces to be used by children with hearing impairments.
For Xiomara Menéndez, president of the Hogar del Niño, this expansion means a new space for further facilitate the development of people with hearing impairments, something “that will allow them to play a productive role in our society ,” she emphasized.
On average, the Hogar del Niños graduates 240 students annually in technical professions such as: Industrial sewing, installation and electrical maintenance, plumbing, computer software training, technical training in the area of beauty, and joinery. And now, thanks to the expansion of their vocational workshop facilities, the Hogar del Niño will also be able to cater to adults and young adults with hearing difficulties, giving them training opportunities and ultimately the opportunity to work.
In addition, the Hogar del Niño will also be able to implement new vocational courses in the areas of nursing, tailoring, hotel services, crafts and jewelry.
The result is that the Hogar del Niño will be able to graduate as many as 600 students per year from vocational training programs, of which 25% will be hearing impaired students.
The ceremony was led by Xiomara Menendez, president of the Hogar del Niño, who alongside his Excellency the Ambassador of Japan, Takashi Fuchigami, beamed with pride as they cut the ribbon and declared the new facilities open.
The Hogar del Niño
The Hogar del Niño is a children’s daycare and educational center for over 1500 children, located in La Romana town, just outside of Casa de Campo. Children from as young as just a few weeks old up to 18 years old are cared for and educated daily, from as early as 5:30am and staying as late as 7pm.
The organization also provides special schooling to over 75 hearing impaired and blind children, as well as a vocational school where over 235 students receive classes in different areas like: sewing; industrial preparation, installation and electrical maintenance; plumbing and management of computer office programs.
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