Joanna Bermudez

Survival Skills Students Learn to Recognize Nonverbal Communication

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Survival Skills students in the Dominican Republic are learning how to recognize nonverbal communication. Highlighting nuances in body language, Joanna led exercises in acting out emotions and identifying what those emotions were. Being able to identify various types of nonverbal communication is essential for the students, not only now, but as they transition into the world and face challenges in work, school and home life.

Hero Spotlight: Joanna Henriquez Brings a Bit of God’s Heaven to Earth in the Dominican Republic

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Joanna Henriquez is our Survival Skills teacher in the Dominican Republic, where she teaches 35 orphaned and vulnerable teenagers how to survive independently and provide for themselves after they age out of the orphanage. She believes this youth empowerment work is God’s calling for her, and often expresses her gratitude to God for making it possible for her to work with these teens. Read more about Joanna...

Cooking practice

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The students in the Dominican Republic practiced cooking as part of their Survival Skills training. They learned to cook five basic menus, and it looks like they had a good time in the process!

Grocery shopping field trip

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Meal planning, nutrition, grocery shopping and budgeting are critical skills our students learn in the Survival Skills program. The students in the Dominican Republic recently completed a grocery shopping trip to get food to cook the following week. They practiced planning a healthy meal that fit their budget and shopping for the ingredients.

Survival Skills Program Launched in Dominican Republic

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We are excited to announce the launching of our survival skills program in the Dominican Republic! Using what we've learned from our program in Panama, we have made changes to the curriculum and application process. We look forward to bringing you stories about this new group of young people, and we ask for your prayers as we get them fully launched. Read more about the launch here.