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Peace Corps Belize is one of the longest continuously running Peace Corps programs in the region and since 1962, more than 2000 Volunteers have served at the community level throughout the country.
In 2017, Peace Corps Belize began supporting the Ministry of Education's National Literacy Strategy with the goal of having all Standard 1 (U.S. grade 2) students reading at grade level or receiving targeted literacy intervention by bringing Peace Corps Response Volunteers to work with Standard 1 teachers and principals. In collaboration with Belize’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, and Technology (MoECST), Peace Corps Belize is committed to supporting the strategic goals of the Belize Education Sector Plan (BES) 2021-2025, aligning with the vision to “Make education work for Belize.” Initially focused solely on early childhood literacy, the program expanded in August 2024 to include initiatives in special education (SPED) and science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM). All projects aim to enhance skills transfer to support the BES Plan priorities, particularly under its second strategic goal: transforming teaching and learning.
In 2023, Peace Corps Belize and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Transport signed a memorandum of understanding for the start of the Youth Empowered by Sports (YES) project, which officially launched in September 2023 with the arrival of the inaugural cohort. Each YES Volunteer is assigned to a primary school where they support a school-based sports club and coach in preparation for the national primary school sports competitions. Volunteers also work alongside local youth and sports organizations, including but not limited to, the National Sports Council, sport associations, youth clubs, and the Department of Youth Services. Peace Corps Belize works as a small, intercultural team dedicated to the development of Belize, working on locally prioritized projects to advance our mission of world peace and friendship.
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