Water and Sanitation Projects with BLUE Missions

Whether you are in high school, college, or an adult we have a service trip for you. Journey to the mountain towns of the Dominican Republic and live in the rural community you will serve. With little cellphone service, electricity, or running water, you'll come to understand first-hand the lifestyle of millions of people living in rural poverty.

In 8 days, we'll complete the construction of a water or sanitation project. The communities we work in either lack access to running water safe for drinking or lack of access to hygienic bathrooms. In the water project, our team will construct a water system, in which a freshwater source will be connected via gravity-driven aqueduct to the homes of every family. In the sanitation project, families in need of bathrooms will have ventilated improved pit latrines built adjacent to their homes.

Prepare to get your hands dirty carrying pipe, digging trenches, mixing cement, and building latrines. You'll work alongside locals, get to know their stories, and accomplish together a major infrastructure milestone for their community.

Program Highlights

Work alongside locals to accomplish together a major infrastructure milestone.

See the project's completion from start to finish.

Participate in several activities to fully immerse yourself into the culture of the community you are living with.

Take a step outside of your comfort zone and learn from the locals a few things about life, passions, and happiness.

Spend free time hiking, visiting families, and exploring the community.

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