Welcome to  GDP-Wash.org

Dear GDP-Wash Friend,

The Group of Dominican Professionals in Washington, DC (“GDP-WASH”) is a Washington, DC non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) status pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code.  Founded in 1996 to bring together Dominican professionals in the Washington Metropolitan Area, GDP-WASH’s objective is to contribute to the economic, social, and cultural development of the Dominican Republic and its people, including Dominicans on the island, in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in the United States in general. GDP-WASH pursues its mission through activities that promote the dialogue and analysis of issues important for the development of the Dominican Republic and Dominicans in the United States, enhance social development of Dominicans, and support the dissemination of Dominican art and culture in the U.S. 

Over the last few years, GDP-WASH has held several events for the fulfillment of their mission, such as art exhibits at the National Press Club, the Organization of American States and the World Bank; scholarly panels at Georgetown University and at Capitol Hill; co-sponsoring of the Dominican Internship Program (“DIP”), which has successfully graduated 12 students over the past four years from prominent schools such as Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Wellesley, among others.  These college students, mainly from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds within the US, had the opportunity to work in key domestic and international institutions in the DC area.  GDP-WASH has also contributed large donations of food, medicines and money to a variety of humanitarian causes.  For example, it has sent donations to the Dominican Republic when natural disasters such as the floods in Jimaní, and Hurricane George, have ravaged the island.