The Belize Literacy Project and Literacy Alive

1. The Belize Literacy Project and Literacy Alive

2. Belize

3. Belize and Rotary Seven Rotary Clubs Local Projects student breakfast/lunch youth cultural and recreational activities With International Partners literacy school buildings teaching equipment

4. Rotary District 5370(Northern Alberta) The Belize Literacy Project: • Development of new K-8 teaching materials to support literacy, math and science based on local materials and relevance • School buildings and equipment repair/refurbishment

5. The Belize Literacy Project The Team:

6. The Belize Literacy Project Framework and teaching materials developed Capacity building in administration and teachers

7. The Belize Literacy Project A number of school facilities repaired

9. The Belize Literacy Project A number of computer labs equipped and operating

10. Belize Literacy Project Challenges: • Poorly prepared teachers who need significant development to use the teaching materials • Lack of community leadership to address on going facility maintenance and equipment issues • A developed world approach to Belize challenges

11. Literacy Alive: Cayo Region Addresses the challenges: • Support the implementation of the literacy, math and science teaching materials with local solutions • Support community leadership development (capacity development) for school facilities/maintenance and equipment that are locally relevant • Youth leadership development

12. Challenges

13. Challenges

14. Opportunities

15. Opportunities

16. Cayo Region

17. Literacy Alive: Cayo Region What do we need to be successful? There are a number of possibilities….. • Teacher/curriculum development • Youth leadership development in Canada and in Belize Community leadership and engagement to support local solutions Fiscal support from Belize Corporations • Donor support

18. Literacy Alive!!