In central Belize there are a number of worthy villages with locals working to make their communities stronger. That said, I've yet to meet a force as powerful and hardworking as Raquel, the community health worker and village leader in Mahogany Heights. Mahogany Heights Village has a long and complex story which would require much more than a blog post to summarize. The short of it is that the village is in what Raquel calls "an era of violence" right now. Unemployment + lack of education = lack of hope. Raquel and others in the village are working hard to redirect those that are struggling and she is doing her best to provide youth leadership programs and camps to keep kids and teens active.
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| Prepping our donations to drop off in Mahogany Heights Village |
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| Raquel and the Mahogany Heights Health Clinic |
Today we dropped of a load of donations for Raquel to distribute throughout the village - soap, hygiene products, games and really cool shoes.
The Shoe That Grows donated a bag full of shoes that we were lucky enough to give out today. Raquel's son was all smiles with the idea that he too could get a pair of these shoes that his mom will be giving out at her children's camp this week.
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| The Shoe That Grows! |
Our GLA Belize August session participants arrive today, so the first couple of girls, along with our GSP staff were able to join us for the donation run and there were smiles all around for the donation stop. What a great way to start our August program!
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