Tuesday March 8, 2011
Today is Women’s Day. This month will be packed with Women’s activities… I think it is GREAT!
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Friday, May 13, 2011
Littering is a HUGE Issue in Belize
March 5, 2011
Today is fajina for the village. This is fajina they did not just chop the fields, but cleaned all the creeks. Liter is a huge problem in Belize, as well as Laguna Village. They filled more than 30 garbage bags full of litter. "You Betta Not Litta"
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Today is fajina for the village. This is fajina they did not just chop the fields, but cleaned all the creeks. Liter is a huge problem in Belize, as well as Laguna Village. They filled more than 30 garbage bags full of litter. "You Betta Not Litta"
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Happy Birthday Cecy.... See you in a month!!! :)
March 4, 2011
Happy Birthday Cecy!!!.... (this date would also be my Papa Tinks bday too)
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Happy Birthday Cecy!!!.... (this date would also be my Papa Tinks bday too)
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Go Girls!
Tuesday March 1, 2011
My GLOW group is continuing to fundraise and now work on Festival of Arts items (dance, skit, and singing).
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My GLOW group is continuing to fundraise and now work on Festival of Arts items (dance, skit, and singing).
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Trying to empower the women in my village!
Monday February 28, 2011
Since I found out that my Laguna Women’s Group did receive the PCPP grant I had a meeting discussing about what are the first steps we are going to take. (We received 3,900.00 BZdollars). US $ 1 to BZ $2.
Here is a little about what my women’s group grant entails….
Indicators of Success
Required: Participants acquiring new knowledge or skills
(May include literacy technical or vocational skils or administrative and/or financial practices, ability to manage production, marketing or income-generating activities, or ability to obtain financial or technical assistance)
Who/how many? Fifteen women of the Laguna Women's Group in Laguna Village and twenty younger women in the community who are not yet associated with the group but live in the village.
What skills? Fifteen Women of Laguna will be trained in marketing and business skills .
Fifteen women will be trained in higher quality, newer varieties of cuxtal, basket, and jewelry making.
Twenty young women from Laguna Village will be trained in making basic crafts.
How will you know? Women will sign an attendance sheet for every session they attend. They will also demonstrate their new skills in the making of crafts (Cuxtal, baskets and jewelry) to be sold in Belize.
Disclaimer This website expresses the views of Grace Boswell, who is entirely responsible for its content. It does not express the views of the United States government, the Belize government, the Peace Corps or any other institutions named or linked to on these pages.
Since I found out that my Laguna Women’s Group did receive the PCPP grant I had a meeting discussing about what are the first steps we are going to take. (We received 3,900.00 BZdollars). US $ 1 to BZ $2.
Here is a little about what my women’s group grant entails….
Indicators of Success
Required: Participants acquiring new knowledge or skills
(May include literacy technical or vocational skils or administrative and/or financial practices, ability to manage production, marketing or income-generating activities, or ability to obtain financial or technical assistance)
Who/how many? Fifteen women of the Laguna Women's Group in Laguna Village and twenty younger women in the community who are not yet associated with the group but live in the village.
What skills? Fifteen Women of Laguna will be trained in marketing and business skills .
Fifteen women will be trained in higher quality, newer varieties of cuxtal, basket, and jewelry making.
Twenty young women from Laguna Village will be trained in making basic crafts.
How will you know? Women will sign an attendance sheet for every session they attend. They will also demonstrate their new skills in the making of crafts (Cuxtal, baskets and jewelry) to be sold in Belize.
Disclaimer This website expresses the views of Grace Boswell, who is entirely responsible for its content. It does not express the views of the United States government, the Belize government, the Peace Corps or any other institutions named or linked to on these pages.
Cotton Tree Lodge
Sunday February 27, 2011
Today Ms. Gloria (my neighbor) took me to Cotton Tree Lodge and I got a chance to look around. It is a beautiful lodge. Ms. Gloria used to work there a few years back. The reason we went was because she wanted to go visit some of her co-workers. The reason she stopped working there was because she got burnt out. Ms. Gloria said she used to do absolutely everything there!
Here is what the lonely planet has to say about Cotton Tree Lodge: “Luxury, environmentalism and intense beauty meet a few miles north of the village of San Felipe and 10 miles from PG. Its here you’ll find Cotton Tree Lodge, 100 acres of the swankest jungle savannah you’re likely to find anywhere. The property is outstandingly beautiful, with amazing views of the nearby Maya mountain range on the western horizon. All of Cotton Tree’s thatched-roof cabins are luxuriously furnished in a superb jungle/hardwood motif, and all (including the remote ‘jungle cabin’ nearly 0.25 miles away) are connected to the main restaurant-bar area via a network of elevated wooden boardwalks that spans over the entire property. The resort’s power (including heating for the Jacuzzi) is partially provided by 15 solar panels, and plans are in the works to commit even further to alternative energy. Most of the food served in the lodge’s excellent restaurant is bought locally, with some vegetables coming from the on-site organic garden. Activities include hiking, horseback riding, kayaking, canoeing and bird watching.”
I would like to stay here… but, too expensive for a Peace Corps budget!
Pictures are from... http://www.cottontreelodge.com/
Disclaimer This website expresses the views of Grace Boswell, who is entirely responsible for its content. It does not express the views of the United States government, the Belize government, the Peace Corps or any other institutions named or linked to on these pages.
Today Ms. Gloria (my neighbor) took me to Cotton Tree Lodge and I got a chance to look around. It is a beautiful lodge. Ms. Gloria used to work there a few years back. The reason we went was because she wanted to go visit some of her co-workers. The reason she stopped working there was because she got burnt out. Ms. Gloria said she used to do absolutely everything there!
Here is what the lonely planet has to say about Cotton Tree Lodge: “Luxury, environmentalism and intense beauty meet a few miles north of the village of San Felipe and 10 miles from PG. Its here you’ll find Cotton Tree Lodge, 100 acres of the swankest jungle savannah you’re likely to find anywhere. The property is outstandingly beautiful, with amazing views of the nearby Maya mountain range on the western horizon. All of Cotton Tree’s thatched-roof cabins are luxuriously furnished in a superb jungle/hardwood motif, and all (including the remote ‘jungle cabin’ nearly 0.25 miles away) are connected to the main restaurant-bar area via a network of elevated wooden boardwalks that spans over the entire property. The resort’s power (including heating for the Jacuzzi) is partially provided by 15 solar panels, and plans are in the works to commit even further to alternative energy. Most of the food served in the lodge’s excellent restaurant is bought locally, with some vegetables coming from the on-site organic garden. Activities include hiking, horseback riding, kayaking, canoeing and bird watching.”
I would like to stay here… but, too expensive for a Peace Corps budget!
Disclaimer This website expresses the views of Grace Boswell, who is entirely responsible for its content. It does not express the views of the United States government, the Belize government, the Peace Corps or any other institutions named or linked to on these pages.
Teacher’s Pay Day
Friday February 25, 2011
Every last Friday of the month is teacher’s pay day. There is no school because the teachers can’t make it to the villages and to PG town to pick up their pay. Therefore, on teacher’s pay day I usually go to PG even though it is usually packed!
Disclaimer This website expresses the views of Grace Boswell, who is entirely responsible for its content. It does not express the views of the United States government, the Belize government, the Peace Corps or any other institutions named or linked to on these pages.
Every last Friday of the month is teacher’s pay day. There is no school because the teachers can’t make it to the villages and to PG town to pick up their pay. Therefore, on teacher’s pay day I usually go to PG even though it is usually packed!
Disclaimer This website expresses the views of Grace Boswell, who is entirely responsible for its content. It does not express the views of the United States government, the Belize government, the Peace Corps or any other institutions named or linked to on these pages.
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