Fundacion Mahatma Gandhi

Service

Service is the greatest blessing to a community. Since 2004 we've seen many
people committed to service, volunteers like Jalpa, Cristina, Miriam, Kime, Chiquita,
Anjana, Ingvild and a dozen others who paid their way to come here, spent time with
children, taught candlemaking, puppets, sewing, macramé, beading, and many other
craft projects. Often enough, they also sat with young adolescents talking about
their dreams, their family stories and their hopes.

Similarly, others like Isabelle, Elena, Olga, Violon, Alma, Eleanora, Anne, Monica and a
dozen others, have come from other parts of the world to live in Las Terrenas and
have chosen FMG and its library or programs as a way of giving something back, out
of love and service (see volunteer profiles).

People from Las Terrenas, or elsewhere in the D.R., like Lidia, Ana, Bartolina, Samuel,
Nancy have become partners in service, allowing FMG to come closer to its dream of
creating a new generation of hope, a group of people, children, youth and adults,
who will see themselves as literate, better educated, globally-minded and more
empowered to better themselves, their families, and their community.

Now we need partners in community development. We seek people and
organizations who are willing and able to share our dream of a better present and
future for people in Las Terrenas, allowing us to move beyond family funds and small
donations to keep our programs and services in operation (see here).

We invite you to join us, to use your talents, wealth and resources to help this
community, where so many simply want to live decent, healthy and more prosperous
lives for themselves and for their children. Our mission is to help better the quality of
life of people in the community and we would be more than grateful for your support.