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2017 - 2nd Quarter
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Belize
Newsletter (2nd issue 2017)
James E. Faust
News from the Child 1 & 2
Aid-Mothers‟ & Girls‟
Club launch
Community Disaster 3
Risk Reduction Fund
(farmers Club)- Pro-
ject Launch
Humana People to 6
People Belize Address
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The Girl‟s and Mothers‟ Clubs- Nutrition and Health project is a program
implemented by Humana People to People Belize sponsored by the Australi-
an High Commission. The project is targeting 4 impoverished communities
in Toledo district- Indian Creek, Santa Teresa, Jordan and Aguacate. The
period of the program is for one year. Through the program, knowledge and
habits of 40 girls and 40 mothers will improve through trainings in reproduc-
tive health, sanitation and nutrition. Each month, the groups will have a
„headline‟ and lessons, a school action or a community action under that
headline, and /or a cooking demonstration. The headlines in the Girl‟s Clubs
(among others) include: our immune system and why health matters for us
all; taking good care of my teenage body; Eating nutritious food to live a
good life; and staying healthy during pregnancy. The headlines in the Moth-
ers‟ Clubs include (among others); the health system in here to be used; tak-
ing good care of my newborn child and my own body; growing nutritious
food is smart; cooking for and feeding my family; staying healthy during
pregnancy; and the first two years of a child‟s life. Activities include: cook-
ing lessons, establishing a common vegetable garden for the club members
including also a covered structure; visits to the clinic; malaria/ dengue
(mosquito) prevention via cleaning campaigns and spraying; awareness- rais-
ing in the community; planting Moringa Trees; chicken production; house-
hold visits; and school/ community actions.
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Continuation...
The project launch was on April 8th 2017 in Jordan Village, Toledo, which welcomed approximately 300 people
from the 4 targeted communities including school principals, teachers, community health workers, representative
from Ministry of Agriculture and Health, local news reporter, key leaders of the communities, family members and
members of the clubs. In the ceremony, the project was introduced to the community members; a series of enter-
tainments took place (games for children, adults), football competition for the Girl‟s club members and prices
were given out to the participants.
Presently, the Mother‟s clubs are work with the headline “Staying healthy during pregnancy” and the feedbacks
from the mothers are very positive. The mothers are taking home the knowledge and sharing it with their neigh-
bors, daughters and daughters-in-law. Also, the Girls‟ clubs are excited in learning more about “The 10 ground
rules of hygiene” despite that the knowledge imparted at the primary school level and in the homes is limited. Dur-
ing the sessions, club members share their knowledge and experiences with each other based on the topics of
study.
The garden structures are already built in the four communities and the next step is preparing the beds for planting.
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Empowering girls and women is powerful. Today, we know it is the key to economic growth, political stabil-
ity, and social transformation. Entrepreneurship matters. Its benefits are many, from rewarding problem solving, or-
ganizational, and leadership abilities, to fostering creativity and engendering empowerment. Not the least of its mer-
its is the significant boost it gives to the economy.
Supporting entrepreneurship is undoubtedly a positive and practical choice and that is one of the reasons why Hu-
mana People to People Belize forms women groups which are being provided with lessons on income generating
activities. A pineapple jam training carried out in Jalacte, Toledo– was a success on May 31, 2017, where five hard
working mothers (two of which single mothers) were able to learn the complete process of jam making. Similar
trainings have been carried out in other communities such as Aguacate, Bella Vista, Red Bank, Trio and Santa
Elena. The objective of these kind of trainings is to teach women to make a product for the market in order for them
to become entrepreneurs and provide income for their families.
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