Ivory Coast Sugar Plantation Dominican Republic by Carmen Ballve Twelve years ago I moved with my family to the Dominican Republic. I lived close to a sugar plantation and for five years I visited the fields and the bateys (small compounds where the workers and their families live during the harvest and the off season). The majority of these workers come from Haiti, fleeing the poverty of their own country in search of a better life. I started to get involved in the daily life of these families and in their struggle to find hope in the face of hunger and poverty. Agustin Altagracia Andres Cado Emita and sons Erika Fiordalisa and Gilena Fabian Ginetta Obie Maso Nana Maria Esther Osni Selena Simoso and Simona Toutin Sobeida All of our advertising is certified by Google and therefore may be viewed safely. Wilkin Sonia Maritina Joselin Noel Sonia Bautista