Est. 1997. Works collaboratively via initiatives that support the 2030 Agenda to eliminate extreme poverty, reduce inequality and protect the planet. Est. 1997. Works collaboratively via initiatives that support the 2030 Agenda to eliminate extreme poverty, reduce inequality, protect the planet. Founded in New York in 1997, Batey Relief Alliance (BRA)® is a non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to addressing socio-economic and health needs of children and their families severely affected by extreme poverty, disease and hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly those in highly vulnerable communities of Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Peru – regardless of race, gender, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, social status or political affiliation.