Strides for the Future

Strides For The Future is a structured, gender balanced, community development program for 40 children of Seine Bight Village in southern Belize. It focuses on developing young individual’s physical, social and emotional health through physical activity. Youths are guided through after-school track and field/running, where they learn a sport, teamwork, respect, cooperation, discipline and perseverance. It’s a way of educating and instilling values in children, leading them towards positive pathways for a productive life. During weekends, older children will be trained to become conservation focused scuba divers. Belize, being the home to the second largest Barrier Reef System in the world; we have to educate our future leaders on how to protect it but also on how to showcase it to tourists sustainably. The growing demand for Scuba Diving in Belize, demonstrates the need for skilled scuba professionals in the Peninsula.
Nombre
Patricia
Apellido
Ramirez
¿En qué fase está tu propuesta?
Implementation / On the market
¿En qué categoría quieres inscribir tu idea?
Recreation
Describe la necesidad o problema que deseas abordar
The children of Seine Bight Village are the most vulnerable to crime and violence in the Peninsula. Inhabitants of Seine Bight’s source of livelihood is fishing, jobbing out and tourism activities. Tourism has grown rapidly over the past few years but the original inhabitants of Seine Bight (mainly Garifuna) have been left behind. Women for instance, are employed in domestic chores at hotels/resorts; earning approximately $15-$20 USD per day. Limited financial resources make it difficult for the families in Seine Bight to provide for basic needs for their children. These children have grown up playing sports but, with limited expert coaching support and have great vast athletic potential. Splash incorporated its programs in Seine Bight working with St. Alphonsus RC Primary School, to get more children involved. By dedicating interest and coaching, we aim to cultivate positive and higher values for these children to have a long-term impact in their lives – including better employment opportunity placements.
¿Cuál es el principal producto o servicio que ofrecerás?
The service we offer is recreational sports, particularly track and field/running sports, professional coaching 5 days a week after school for children Standard I to VI and learning to dive, for children Standard V and VI on select weekends. An extremely important aspect of the coaching is teaching positive values that will lead to a better future for these children. The product we offer is instillation of a can do, can succeed attitude in the children of Seine Bight, so that they Stride into The Future with confidence.
Describe brevemente la comunidad o población que se beneficiará de tu solución y de cómo planeas involucrarlos en el proyecto
The population that will benefit directly are about 40 children attending Seine Bight Roman Catholic School and they are already involved. In essence, 40 families will be benefiting from the Program. The population that will benefit indirectly are the parents of these children and the community where they live.
¿Tiene tu propuesta un modelo de negocio (es decir, una estrategia para generar ingresos)? Por favor describe
Our proposal has a community support objective rather than generating revenue in the short term. Some of these children will progress to becoming professional tour guides, professional divers and some of them will find employment with Splash and other dive companies in Belize.Splash Dive Center has had community support programs for many years. This is a larger program and is focused on Seine Bight Village, since this is the village that has the most vulnerable children in the peninsula.
Galería de imagenes

¿Crees que esta idea es
positiva para el mundo?

Apoyar idea

Entrega tu apoyo a "Strides for the Future"

Colabora

Regístrate o ingresa para ayudar a Patricia a mejorar su propuesta.

Regístrate o ingresa para comentar esta propuesta

Regístrate o ingresa para reportar este comentario

This is such an sustainable project! It‘s fantastic but why I am not surprised? Cause everyrhing I ever saw from Patricia and her crew from Splash dive was protecting the ocean and reef, cleaning it, making sure clients behave responsible while diving, respecting nature and environment and taking care for the local community and be a part of it. hope I can return some day. Best wishes for the project! Sandra from Germany
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Really happy to see this project getting off the ground. I loved visiting Seine Bight during my many trips to Belize and did my best to encourage readers of my guidebooks to visit, grab a meal, listen to music, check out Lola Delgado's art and basically just spend some time off the usual spots in Placencia (lovely as they are). Patty taught me how to Scuba dive despite my fear of drowning - spearheading this project should be a piece of cake!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Love this!! Patty you truly have a heart of gold. Always giving back and uplifting the community.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Keep up the Great Work Patricia ! You are Always finding time to give back in so many ways !
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
I would love to be a apart of this great initiative please let me know if I can help. ! This is so awesome Ms Patricia.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Yes, I definitely think this is great idea. More of these targeted programs are necessary. I especially like the idea of gearing them towards a future and becoming a productive and contributing Belizean citizen.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Amazing project!!! People like Patricia can make a huge positive impact in their own community and surroundings
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This social program with the kids of Seine Bight has impact the community so much, I have seen them grow step by step with the leadership of Mrs. Patricia and Kerwin. Also, Omado being part of the Diving program has grown into a very intelligent and outstanding part of our crew. He is a leading example for the running club and any other who joins in the future. They deserve all the help they can get and little by little their becoming small leaders in their community.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Wonderful program on the peninsula and very deserving kids
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Excellent initiative ! Fully supported, i think this is a great idea.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
I fully support this project. Splash is always doing for the community. Always taking the mantle and running with it.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This is a great, very much needed program. I fully support it going forward. Wayne Warnica
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
As a borned resident of this Peninsula, I wholeheartedly support this idea! I am so happy to see Ms. Patty consistently carrying out her passion to help the children of this Peninsula! Running is often a sport which is underestimated, but one which takes great discipline. In helping these children, it will not only improve them drastically in sports, but also develop them into healthier, disclipined, passionate human beings! I am also very happy to hear about teaching them to dive, and I for one know that many times you have offered that invitation to me to become a diver! Thanks for all that you do! ❤
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This is a wonderful program. These communities deserve the strength, hope, and connection that comes from running. All my love to Patty and her team!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
I whole heartedly support this project......Seine Bight is so often overllooked, and yet it has do much to share. This is a fantastic program.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Super great idea , encouraging more kids into better ways to grow and have a better future!kudos to you!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Gotta love this project! Kudos!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Great plan
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Fully endorse the project. Such a brilliant idea incorporating the youth of Seine Bight into a quickly-growing tourist industry. Well done Patty! Margarite DAmelio
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Great plan to support youth development that will provide employment opportunity and increased tourism benefits. A win for everyone!.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Thats how you make a better society, a better community, a better life to all by helping those kids, way to go Mrs. Paty, keep on that path, blessings.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Way to go Mrs Paty! Good project for the kids of Seine Bight..
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Go Ms. Paty! This will be a great project!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This project is a bright light in what would appear to be dark times in our county. The target age range is where the focus need to be if we are to expect any positive changers in our community.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Love this. We need more programs like these for our children.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Great mentoring ptogram. The seaweed business another area where the children learn not just to be employees but business owners as well. Apprenticeships in professional kitchens, farming as well as tour and dive companies and hotels will increase their opportinities. Big up unu!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This awesome project helps youths to learn discipline and that hard work pays off. Plus it keeps them focus and out of trouble. More project like this one is needed.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
For the future of Belize ✔?
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
I think this idea is valuable to the youth of the village and the overall economic wellbeing of all of its residents. It promotes a healthy lifestyle, sense of community and training for future job prospects for vulnerable youth. Two thumbs up for "Strides for the Future". Mary Meenagh
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Great project that will impact positively both on society and the children's life
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This is a great project! It will benefit some of the most needy and vulnerable children in the Placencia Peninsula! The fact that the parents, kids and community are engaged and supportive of it, is a huge plus! Help Splash and these kids to “change their story”!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This will really help them throughout they lifetime to obtain self respect and discipline.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Great project!!!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Strides for the Future helps to develop confidence and self respect in youth leading to competent and compassionate adults.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Great opportunity for the kids
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Great initiative.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Love it! Great job
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Amazing initiative..
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
What they do for the children in Seine Bight is just amazing!! Those kids really need support to break the cycle of poverty
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Great project
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This is the best opportunities for the children's of our future so that they can grow up with that productive mind set and in other for them to develop the victories in the sporting industries in our country. So continue to do what you do best Ms Patricia Ramirez. Keep up the excellent work.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
It's nice to see the kids them training up
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
it's an amazing project those children have a promising future
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Splash Dive Center has taken advantage of an opportunity to change the lives of children for the better. Great job Splash!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This is a great idea. The children are our future. And for the children to have sport they love . The running! This programme is a awesome idea. Thanks to patricia Ramirez she has never forgotten the children. And many of the children have a goal to become someone in the sports .
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
A worthy cause
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
People often get so busy they forget that children are the future. Splash Dive Center has not forgotten the children. They are creating the possibility for these children to have a better future for themselves and their village. Teaching them at a young age anything is possible if you try hard and never give up.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Great proyect for the future of this kids, Amazing!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This is a wonderful idea and program to help make sure these at risk children from Seine Bight have an opportunity to become contributing members of their community and Belize
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Great job miss Patricia! We need more programs like this all around the country! Count with me for any way that i can help!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
I am so greatful for an opportunity like this for our babies. Awesome job Ms Patricia
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
It’s an undertaking that has given significance to many of the young people of Seine Bight, taught them discipline and a goal to always do better- teamwork - companionship - pride - positivity and in the long run, changing their lives for the better.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This is an amazing idea. I am excited for this to spread to other areas in Belize. Continue being pioneers, Splash Belize!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This is an amazing undertaking which will have significant impact.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Very worthwhile project. It should challenge youth into worthwhile activities, rather than leave them open to less desirable activities.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Great opportunity for the children of seine bight.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This is an awesome idea, I support this proposal. Our youths of the future need much more so as to five back when they are at an age of giving, They are the new generation, positivity is needed to encourage them.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This is an awesome Idea! Keeep on loving what u do, and dont give up! I love it!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Great idea for the children of the community of seine bight!!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
A community support program for the children of Seine Bight is a positive step towards ensuring that they have a bright future, both on the Peninsula and elsewhere in Belize.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Great idea for the children of Seine Bight ❤️
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
An incredible program which will make a huge difference to the children's lives!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This is an amazing program for the children of Seine Bight. It can really change the future of these kids.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Awesome project! This program will open the doors to so many opportunities for these children.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
I really think that this is an amazing Project, preparing this group of kids,would be so wonderful for them, for their families and for the Country, they would learn special sports, and activities that will have them far from drugs and bad habits. I hope that the persons that thought about this, can do it. GOD BLESS THEM!
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Me parece increible el proyecto su finalidad es ayudar a pequeños que ellos son nuestros futuro
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This is so amazing! We need projects like this! Children are our future and having a chance to have a bright future for them doing something they will love is such a blessing.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
Fantastic opportunity for local children to participate in the community in a positive way. Teaching children that they are valuable by playing sports and training to help them gain meaningful employment.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años
This is a great project - Seine Bight can really benefit from this program in so many ways.
Responder
Reportar
hace 4 años

¿Crees que esta idea es
positiva para el mundo?

Apoyar idea

Entrega tu apoyo a "Strides for the Future"

Change dah Story|Belize

Change dah Story, not just for you and me, but the community we all want to see

Participar Propuestas