Country facts
Slightly smaller in landmass than Massachusetts, 33.5% of Belize’s 300,000 inhabitants live below the national poverty line. Though virtually all urban communities were estimated to have access to drinking water in 2008, that figure was only 86% in rural communities*. Like many Central American countries, tropical hurricanes and seasonal flooding between July and December cause latrines to easily overflow into communal water sources, spreading E-coli and other bacteria that cause waterborne diseases. An estimated 62% of populated settlements in the country are located in areas prone to flooding.*
Currently, we have no active projects in Belize.
Projects
Population: 708
Region: Toledo
Date Completed: June 2015
Project: WASH program
Partners: All Saints Parish Mission Team
Pueblo Viejo has a number of hand pumps like the one the students in the photo that the students are getting a drink from. The school needs their own water source that doesn't dry out, and hopes to set up a water treatment business to sell clean water to their neighbors. Our team worked with the local school to teach WASH education to the students.
Population: 120
Region: Toledo
Project: LifeStraw Community Water Filter
Date Completed: June 2015
Partners: All Saints Parish Mission Team
Total Cost: $2,520.80
The community of Santa Cruz now is able to provide clean water for over 120 students at the local school with their LifeStraw filters in two classrooms.
Population: 230
Region: Toledo
Project: Sawyer Water Filters
Date Completed: March 2015
Partners: All Saints Parish Mission Team
Total Cost: $3,404.43
The families in San Lucas now each have a Sawyer Water Filter to provide them with safe drinking water. This project benefits 30 families, the health center, and the community school.
Population: 110
Region: Toledo
Project: LifeStraw Community Water Filters
Date Completed: June 2015
Partners: All Saints Parish Mission Team
Total Cost: $3,474.80
The community of San Marcos is now able to provide clean water for over 110 students at the local school with their LifeStraw filters in three class rooms.
Population: 250
Region: Toledo
Project: Sawyer Water Filters
Date Completed: March 2015
Partners: All Saints Parish Mission Team
Total Cost: $3,404.42
The families in Machakilha now each have a Sawyer Water Filter to provide them with safe drinking water. This project benefits 30 families, the health center, and the community school.
*Belize: Water supply and sanitation estimates (1990-2008)". WHO/UNICEF