Amarilis Mercedes

Amarilis Mercedes is a community leader in Villa Tropicalia, Santo Domingo Este, who has been vocal about the deteriorating condition of the abandoned Milagros Piantini School. As the president of the neighborhood association for the area, she has advocated for the restoration of the school, calling on the government to transform it into a much-needed educational facility or community center to serve the local population, which has been neglected and left to face the consequences of vandalism and crime in the area.