Caption:
Gris, 9-years-old, is one of the many children in Las Pajas without a birth certificate. Her mother was born in Haiti, and although Gris was born in the Dominican Republic, she is not considered a legal citizen. Gris cannot go to school past the 8th grade without a Dominican birth certificate. More and more organizations are currently working with Bateys to find ways of getting Haitian children legal Dominican status.
Order:
21
Location:
Las Pajas
Dominican Republic
19° 1' 0.0012" N, 69° 7' 0.0012" W