Social Impact Heroes: How Jan Haeg and Lifetouch Gives Back, are helping to build schools and strengthen vulnerable communities

Our work in Constanza, Dominican Republic has been like throwing stones in the water and seeing ripples of change. In this rural area on the outstreets of Constanza, there was no school for the children to attend. The daily wages came from working in the fields, collecting garbage in the dump or prostitution. Children helped bring income by shining shoes, washing cars or selling candy. As they got older, and without an education, they were forced to follow their parents’ footsteps to earn a wage.

I met Pastor Angel Moreta in 2011. He and his wife, Jackeline, moved to Constanza in 2000 and saw the lack of education and little hope for the future. In the year 2000 they started praying for a school. In 2011, Lifetouch was looking for a location for our…