DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Vice President Raquel Peña decorated Dominican community leader Augusto Taveras with the 2025 “Oscar de la Renta Emigrant Award.” This is the seventh edition of the prestigious award that is sponsored and organized by the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Mirex).

During the event, Taveras’s remarkable journey since arriving in New York in 1971 was presented to the general public during the awards ceremony held at the National Theater.

Taveras, who founded the Rancheros Unidos Foundation in New York, USA, was recognized for his transformative work in his homeland, the farming community of Los Ranchos de Babosico in Santiago de los Caballeros. The foundation has reportedly changed the lives of hundreds of rural families by donating over 500 fully equipped homes.

Beyond housing, the awardee has been instrumental in supporting the construction of educational, sports, and health centers; granting scholarships to young people; and covering the costs of specialized medical...