Two major awards to date
In the year 2016, the founders of the Abriendo Camino Foundation, Nelia Barletta, Mijo Leurent and Elisabeth de Puig were decorated with the National Order of Merit by the French ambassador to the Dominican Republic, José Gómez. With this gesture, the French government recognized the exemplary service the Abriendo Camino Foundation has carried out in favor of disadvantaged children.
Decoration presented by the French government
The successes reaped by the Abriendo Camino Foundation through its strategies and projects of Up To Grade Level, the library, and recreational activities made it a beneficiary of the Brugal Believes In Its People Award, in the Education category.
