Women in Belize

  Belize

San Ignacio

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks

Description: The women of the Cayo District, in all their wonderful diversity, have one thing in common: a long history of nurturing their families in ways that have grown out of their Belizean traditions.

The Women's Program honors that tradition and builds upon it to empower women with the skills and knowledge of the 21st century. Empowering them helps them to help their families, and carries over to the health and well-being of the larger community. By benefiting women, the Women's Program benefits society as a whole.

Women in Belize and the Issues That Affect Women's Development:

* Financial dependency
* Inadequate education and vocational skills
* Size of families
* Domestic violence

These are all areas that are the focus for our ongoing women's projects.

Highlights: You will be working with local womens groups and government agencies directly. All the work that you do will immediately help local women that really need this assistance.

Qualifications: No specific qualifications are required for this volunteer position.

Cost in US$: $385 pm

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: A typical volunteer is either a second or third year university student seeking something meaningful to do in their vacations or a person in their mid twenties to early thirties seeking a change in career or looking for something to break up their office routine.

Age Range: 18-80

This Program is open to American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Belize Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

The Cornerstone Foundation's Mission Statement: Cornerstone Foundation is a registered non-profit humanitarian service organization in Belize, Central America, established to inspire respect for self, culture, and the environment. Our goal is to help people to help themselves, and to help organizations and social service offices meet their goals within our community. We aim to be an active link in the gathering and distributing of information and resources. We strive to be involved in the empowerment of our community. We strive to support Government and other organizations in the development of our community.

Year Founded: 1999