BFLA (Belize Family Life Association) 

Help improve family planning and pre-natal services in San Ignacio. At the Belize Family Life Association family planning clinic, you will assist staff with the daily running of clinic, pre-natal and post-natal workshops, HIV educational outreach, and preparation of educational materials in Spanish and English. Spanish language skill is a plus. In addition to this, Nurse Dolly Witts works with the public health sector of the San Ignacio hospital. She participates in counseling and education along with the other nurses at the hospital.

Summer Camp 

This summer camp will be for primary school children from the ages of 8-12. Each volunteer will be responsible for about 15-20 school children. We are expecting about 100 children in all. This will be a full day camp. The morning will be sports and games then the children will go home for lunch and the afternoon will be for arts, and education.

Summer Basketball/Football (Soccer) Camp

Take preemptive action against the adverse effects of physical inactivity. Diseases related to obesity, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, are rapidly increasing among the children of Belize. Additionally, the International Consensus on Physical Activity views recreational programs as the most effective means of crime intervention. Volunteers will participate as camp counselors, assisting with the instruction, organization, and coaching of youths 8 to 17 years old.

Primary School Assistant

Foster a positive learning experience for the children of the Orange Walk and Cayo District as a teacher’s aid. At local Primary Schools overcrowded classrooms limit a lead teacher’s ability to instruct students effectively. Volunteers will assist with general administrative tasks, correcting school work, preparation of materials, small group instruction, and other tasks as assigned, allowing the lead teacher to spend more time on lesson preparation and instruction.

Summer Arts Workshop 

Help the youth of Orange Walk and San Ignacio learn to express themselves through art. Volunteers design and implement summer arts workshops, working with Mayan artists to help students explore art through the mediums of clay, fiber, found objects, and more.