GALLERY

February 2024

Accountapreneur Highlight:

As a part of the Accountability Incubator Project a partnership between the Accountability Lab and The Love Foundation with funding from the U.S. Embassy Belize

The JETSS Platform on January 27th, 2024, under the leadership of Accountapreneur Jhonique Anderson, hosted a mentorship outreach session to highlight the ins and out of the investigative career field.

The session included a ‘Mentor Talk’ from Project Reformer, Mr. Gian Cho, Executive Director for the National Forensic Science Service. The session highlighted Mr. Cho’s background and achievements, the importance of mentorship and skills development for career growth, key milestones, challenges, critical decisions that shaped his professional journey, the essential skills and competencies required in the forensic science field, and insightful tips for honing these skills and staying relevant in this dynamic industry.

They extend thanks and wish Mr. Cho all the best for sewing a seed into the hearts and minds of these young professional JETTERS.

JETSS extends their thanks to their members; participants, parents, board members, River Park Inn, partnering community members and The Love Foundation for this successful mentorship outreach session.

January 2024

Accountapreneur Highlight:

As a part of the Accountability Incubator Project a partnership between the Accountability Lab and The Love Foundation with funding from the U.S. Embassy Belize;

The Maskall Community Park Rehabilitation Project lead by Accountapreneur Sherett Brackett kicked off with the cleaning of the local park, a tree planting initiative and construction of benches that will be placed in an effort to promote development and beautification. The girls and the boys from the local club learn about various life and hands on skills, including participating in the construction process, measuring and building. They demonstrate teamwork in order to get the benches complete and were able to place two benches in the park. Participation and community involvement paves the way for building civic responsibility as community members including children are involved in the processes taking place and hold each other accountable to ensure its care. The project will address the lack of safe community spaces by improving the park and its function.

The members of the St. Martins Community Hub presented their action plan for 2024. The St. Martins hub started out as a mechanic shop with 10 active members. Three years later, they have incorporated a fishing business, an ideal making business as well as a courier service. There is a definite need to engage young people who are seeking a better life. Hub leaders are receptive to those young people and provide mentorship and apprenticeship opportunities. We applaud their commitment to transforming lives with love. #lovefoundationbelize #USEMBASSYBELIZE #IAF

~SEPTEMBER, 2021~

Empowering Communities To Empower Themselves

According to a UNICEF report (MICS5 Report) released in 2017, almost half of Belizean children live under multidimensional poverty. As of the 2017 report, only 55% of children currently had access to quality early childhood education. While almost all of Belize’s children attend primary school, many are not moving on to high school. Statistics had proven that only 63% of our girls and 57% of the boys were in secondary school.

As stated by the UN, the pandemic is deepening the education crisis and widening existing educational inequalities. With trying to adapt to our new way of life due to COVID-19 and the challenges it presents, there is no doubt that children living in disadvantaged communities are particularly at risk of educational exclusion. In a country where regular in-class education is not free and is inaccessible by many due to financial restraints, online learning becomes even more burdensome.

The above is what motivates the Love Foundation to advocate for our under-resourced communities and hence, the conception of the ‘Laptop & Tablet Drive.’ Southside Belize City presents the highest concentration of financial instability, therefore our mission is to equip as many households in the area as possible with a device that aids children in online learning.