ENTRENA specializes in
project management that addresses sustainable social development, poverty alleviation, and community participation. Our key ability is to facilitate and coordinate resources and activities between donors (international, governmental, private sector), implementing institutions such as NGO and community based organizations.
Our most significant activity was the technical management of the USAID sponsored PVO/NGO Co-Financing and Hurricane Georges Reconstruction project in the Dominican Republic from 1991 to 2001. These large scale projects fostered institutional strengthening and improved delivery of services to the poorest sectors of the Dominican population. The financial impact of the project covered over US 30 million in direct donations plus another US 10 million in counterpart contributions. These resources were disbursed to over 70 sub-project grant agreements involving 50 implementing NGOs
for a beneficiary population in excess of 750,000 in over 300 communities. This project is considered a model for the alleviation of poverty and sustainable social development.
For detailed information of this project including reports and newsletters, please request from John Seibel at 809-567-8990 or via e-mail
johnseibel@entrena.org
Other projects carried out by Entrena in development consulting
include:
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USAID Haitian/Dominican Republic Workshop on Watershed Management.
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USDA/Forest Service Technical Assistance to the Dominican Republic.
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USAID Alternative Development Yungas Region – Bolivia.
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DPM Disaster Prevention and Mitigation – Dominican Republic.
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KfW Institutional Strengthening
of Dominican Government Social Development Agency.
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CRS Institutional Strengthening of Dominican Republic CARITAS.
ENTRENA's experience has demonstrated that:
1. Sustainability through community participation is achievable.
2. NGOs in partnership with the government, funding agencies,
and private sector can efficiently channel large sums of resources quickly to
marginalized communities.
3. Poverty can be progressively alleviated and eliminated.
4. The time frame for sustainable development can be shortened.
