Posted by Nabil Bedewi on Jan 07, 2022 |
Believe in Belize is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization with the sole purpose of helping with the development of Belize. In particular, our goal is to: - Become a premier internet destination for anyone seeking information about Belize.
- Implement projects and services to help people in Belize.
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2021 Projects & Services As might be expected, given the havoc caused by the COVID19 pandemic we received a lot of requests for help. With the support of our generous donors, we were able to assist a number of communities with food, educational and animal support welfare needs. The list below provides a synopsis of what we accomplished. We launched our Consolidated Container Shipping Service with the first shipment completed in the Fall of 2021 (US$6,500). The container provided hundreds of items worth thousands of dollars donated by different organizations and individuals in the US. To learn more please click on this link https://believeinbelize.org/sitepage/shipments/fall-2021. Corozal Feeding Project. Phase 2 of this project provided 96 villagers (single parents, elderly, special needs and unemployed individuals) with a two-week supply of food ingredients at a cost of ~US$1,100. To learn more please click on this link COVID-19 Village Feeding Project for Corozal District. We raised US$4,832 for the Corozal Animal Program and plan to continue raising money for them in 2022. To learn more please click on this link Corozal Animal Program. Coming in 2022 For 2022 we plan to continue on our tradition of providing low cost/high impact projects and services. Below are what we have planned so far. We invite you to click on the related links and learn about them. This project was planned for 2021 but postponed due to COVID19. However, the Kindles were shipped in 2021 and we await the opening of schools. We have a container shipping in January/February and hope to be able to fund a second shipment in the Fall. Our goal is to provide 100 computer systems to schools and/or community centers. This effort is being spearheaded by our Education Advisor volunteer, Dr. Gwen Gonzalez ( profile). Our goal is to provide some basic and consistent standard of care throughout the villages. 2021 Financials The difference between our donations and expenses is mainly due to the fact that we receive donations for endowment funds which cannot be used completely in the year donated. To learn more about our endowment funds please see this link https://believeinbelize.org/sitepage/endowment-funds. How can you help? - To grow, we need visibility. We need the following:
- Sign up for this newsletter if you have not already done so and share it with people you know and encourage them to do the same.
- Visit our Facebook page and choose to “Follow Us”. When we post, "Like" or "Share" them as applicable.
- Visit our homepage and communicate with us through different means that we provide on different pages.
- To fund our projects and services we need donors.
- To help us cover our operational expenses we need website sponsors.
- To implement our projects and services we need many volunteers, worldwide. Experience is not the most critical factor since we will train you as applicable. Your willingness to help is the most essential qualification we are looking for. Please join us!
As always, thank you in advance for your support! Managing Director
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