Girls Softball Via · Barahona, Dominican Republic

Give girls a place
to play, grow, and lead.

The Girls Softball Via will bring education-first softball, mentorship, and opportunity to girls in Barahona. With funding, Vias RD can provide safe coaching, equipment, leadership development, and connection to the future Vias Learning Center.

Ready
To Launch
Girls
Need Access
Founding
Supporters Needed

The Girls Softball Via is a planned program of Vias RD, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving youth and families in Barahona, Dominican Republic.

Why Girls Softball Matters

Every child deserves
a Via.

Baseball has opened doors for generations of boys throughout the Dominican Republic. We believe girls deserve access to the same opportunities for growth, confidence, mentorship, leadership, and education.

Why Softball?

Softball creates a natural entry point for girls to experience teamwork, discipline, confidence, leadership, and mentorship.

Why Barahona?

Girls in Barahona need safe, structured spaces where they can belong, compete, build friendships, and discover what they are capable of becoming.

Why Vias RD?

Vias RD is already building an education-first model through athletics, mentorship, and opportunity. The Girls Softball Via extends that vision to girls.

The Softball Via Model

Safe access.
Strong standards.
Real opportunity.

The Girls Softball Via will follow the same education-first philosophy as the Baseball Via. Participation will be free for families, but responsibility will matter.

Athletics

Structured practices, games, safe coaching, equipment, hydration, and a positive place to compete.

Education

School attendance, academic accountability, and connection to tutoring and Learning Center support.

Mentorship

Positive role models, encouragement, community support, character development, and trusted leadership.

Opportunity

Confidence, leadership, teamwork, life skills, and future pathways beyond the field.

This is not just about building a softball team.

It is about creating a Via for girls who have been left out of opportunity.

Connected To The Education Via

Softball can open the door.
Education helps girls walk through it.

The Girls Softball Via will not stand alone. As Vias RD builds the Vias Learning Center, girls will have access to tutoring, English instruction, homework help, technology, mentorship, and academic support designed to help them succeed beyond sports.

Tutoring & Homework Help

Support for girls who need help staying on track in school and building academic confidence.

English & Technology

Access to English learning, computers, internet, and digital tools that expand future opportunities.

Leadership & Life Skills

Confidence, communication, responsibility, teamwork, and preparation for opportunities beyond the field.

Why Opportunity Matters

Someone took a
chance on them.

These college athletes know what opportunity can mean. Someone believed in them, invested in them, and helped create opportunities they may not have had otherwise.

The Girls Softball Via is about creating that same kind of opportunity for girls in Barahona. A place to play. A place to belong. A place to build confidence, leadership, friendships, and hope for the future.

Through softball, mentorship, and connection to the future Vias Learning Center, girls will have access to opportunities that help them succeed both on and off the field.

A chance can change a season.

The right opportunity can change a life.

A Proven Model

We have seen what
opportunity can do.

Through the Baseball Via and Los Piratas del Sur, Vias RD has spent years helping student-athletes remain connected to school while pursuing their dreams. Today, 46 student-athletes are part of an education-first program with 100% enrolled in school.

Now we are ready to bring
that same approach to girls.

Girls Sports In Barahona

Building opportunities for girls in Barahona, Dominican Republic.

Through softball, education, mentorship, and leadership development, Vias RD is working to create new opportunities for girls in Barahona. The Girls Softball Via is designed to connect athletics with academic success, personal growth, and future opportunities.

Why We Are Seeking Funding Now

The vision is ready.
Now we need partners.

We are not launching a program and hoping the resources appear later. We are securing the resources first so girls have the equipment, coaching, safety, mentorship, and educational support they deserve from day one.

What Funding Makes Possible

✓ Softball gloves, bats, helmets, cleats, uniforms, and safety gear
✓ Safe practices and structured training
✓ Local coaching and mentorship
✓ Transportation and hydration support
✓ Connection to academic support and Learning Center resources
✓ A safe place for girls to belong, compete, and grow

Why Build It Carefully?

Girls deserve more than a rushed program. They deserve trusted leadership, proper equipment, family confidence, and a structure connected to education.

That is why we are asking supporters to help us build the Girls Softball Via responsibly from the beginning.

Girls Softball Via FAQ

Questions about the Girls Softball Via.

The Girls Softball Via is being built carefully so girls in Barahona can access softball, mentorship, education support, leadership development, and a safe place to grow.

Who can participate in the Girls Softball Via?

The program is being designed for girls in Barahona and surrounding communities who want access to softball, mentorship, leadership development, and educational opportunities.

Will participation be free?

Our goal is to provide free or heavily subsidized participation through donor, sponsor, and founding partner support so cost does not keep girls from participating.

Is the program connected to education?

Yes. The Girls Softball Via is designed to connect participants with tutoring, mentorship, English instruction, academic accountability, and the future Vias Learning Center.

How can I support the program?

You can donate, sponsor equipment, fund coaching and mentorship, support the Learning Center connection, or become a founding partner through Vias RD.

Become A Founding Supporter

Help Launch The Girls Softball Via.

Every gift helps turn this vision into a real program for girls in Barahona — with equipment, coaching, mentorship, school support, safety, and connection to the future Vias Learning Center.

Starter Gift
Softball Gear Fund
$25+
Give any amount
Helps purchase softballs, practice gear, water, supplies, and basic equipment needed to begin building the program.
Player Support
Player Equipment Package
$100
One-time gift
Helps provide a girl with core softball equipment such as a glove, practice shirt, softballs, and basic training supplies.
Monthly Impact
Girls Opportunity Support
$50/mo
$600 annually
Supports ongoing coaching, mentorship, hydration, school support, and consistent structure for girls in the program.
Team Builder
Practice & Game Equipment
$500
One-time gift
Helps purchase bats, helmets, catching gear, softballs, bases, training tools, and safety equipment for team practices and games.
Annual Support
Sponsor A Softball Player
$800/year
About $67/mo
Helps cover uniforms, equipment, coaching, mentorship, hydration, transportation, and education-first program support for one girl.
Program Launch
Launch A Team
$2,500
Team launch gift
Helps fund the first wave of team equipment, uniforms, coaching support, safety gear, and program structure needed to launch responsibly.
Leadership
Coaching & Mentorship Sponsor
$5,000
Major gift
Funds local coaching, mentorship, safety, consistency, leadership development, and daily investment in girls on the ground in Barahona.
Founding Partner
Founding Softball Via Partner
$10,000+
Corporate or major donor partnership
Become one of the early partners who helps launch the Girls Softball Via and connect girls to softball, mentorship, education, and the future Learning Center.

Be there from the beginning.

Years from now, girls in Barahona will have opportunities they would not have had otherwise because people like you chose to help build this program from the start. Learn more about Vias RD or contact us about partnership opportunities.