Communities

pues por aqui andamos, espero estan todo bien,gracias a el limon

San Jose de Ocoa
(Regional city, not directly participating in the project)

• LOCATION: 2 hours west of Santo Domingo

• POPULATION: 60,000
• ECONOMY: Service, mostly for surrounding agricultural areas
• LITERACY: Fairly high
• TELECOMM: Phone, DSL, cable TV
• TRANSPORTATION: Bus to Capital every 20 minutes 5 am - 5 pm, no night
  transportation.

• MEDICAL SERVICES: Regional public hospital and several private clinics.
  (no monitoring or surgical facilities, anything serious is transported to Bani (limited trauma care) or the Capital by ambulance. No air transportation available.

• MEDICAL PROBLEMS: Nothing outstanding, some AIDS.

Communities Involved in Ocoa South Integrated Development Project

EcoPartners is working with El Limon, three other nearby villages, and the United Nations Development Programme to create an innovative model for rural economic development. The four villages will design and implement an integrated plan to produce, process, and market new agricultural products. The project will showcase micro-hydroelectricity and innovative solar and energy conservation techniques, and will be tied together by the new broadband telecommunications system. Educational, health, and women's components will be included.