As some have been following along throughout my experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer, there have been a lot of accomplishments and good times! When I arrived in the village that I would call home for two years back in 2015, my counterparts and I created a vision for our community. It included things such as empowering children, doing home health visits, hosting health fairs and competitions. Little did I know; it would include the tremendous task of building a health clinic from the foundation up.
My counterparts and I have been a great team in which we collaborate
unbelievably well together. I have had two main counterparts of whom which are
the Primary School Principal and the Community Health Worker. These women empower
others and are great leaders of our community. Just to mention some of the accomplishments
we have had thus far include: Community-Wide Clean Up Projects, Construction of
the Village Health Clinic, Healthtober Fest, Monthly Mobile Clinics, three Pen
Pal Programs, BRO Club, Education Week, Children’s Summer Camp, and Battle of
the NCD’s. While we are thrilled with those accomplishments and outcomes but we
cannot forget about our upcoming events and activities that will taking place
in the months ahead.
Upcoming events and activities include: BRO Camp, Grand
Opening of the Village Health Clinic, Battle of the NCD’s, Academic Health
Challenge, Creative Writing and Coloring Contests, Children’s Summer Camp and the
completion of the Village Highway Welcome Sign.
While we may only have six months to complete these tasks, we will
remain confident and motivated that they will be successfully implemented.
I am extremely grateful to have had such an overall positive
experience thus far and the support from my friends and family (both in Belize
and the USA) are much appreciated! So cheers to finishing the last six months
of my Peace Corps Service!
