We want to raise £4,000 to build a home for a poor family in the Dominican Republic (DR). Yes, that's right! Just £4,000 to build a house for a family. Many of us have been there personally and know what a difference this will make. Away from the pristine beaches and holiday locations, poverty is a significant challenge there. Many of the poor are Haitian refugees and migrants who travelled to the DR looking for a better life, only to become trapped in informal settlements and slum dwellings. Mission Direct (a UK based charity) want to build 21 houses in the Rio De Vida village being developed by the Samaritan Foundation (based in the DR), which will be a sustainable village with secure brick-built houses and local services like a school, and other community and medical facilities. Please help me to house a needy family in the DR.If there is any surplus from this project, it will be allocated to general project development to benefit people in the future, and Mission Direct will use the Gift Aid collected to cover general operational and administrative costs.