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A month ago we told you about Restore Belize's Peace in the Parks program. The program focuses on renovating or building recreational spaces for kids and promoting literacy in Southside Belize City. Well, Restore Belize will be able to enrich that program with a $51,000 cheque that was donated to the organisation today. A small handing over ceremony was held this morning at the Ministry of Education Office and program officer for Restore Belize, Marie Munoz further discussed how the donation will enhance the scope of the program.

Hon. Patrick Faber - Minister of Education, Youth and Sports

"Restore Belize is the government of Belize and we, as i've said just now - applauded the efforts. I think they're doing very silently sometimes, I don't think they blow their horns enough. But very silently they are assisting the community, particularly here in Belize City - to eradicate some of the very very difficult situations that exist. This initiative from peace in the parks will help to alleviate some of this conditions. We give our young people especially, some positive alternative."

Marie Munoz - Programme Officer, Restore Belize

"The Restore Belize programme is an outreach programme that - it goes into communities as peace in the park initiative and we do works in the parks. We specifically go into neighbourhoods that have been affected by crime and violence and we try to partner with agencies that have been doing great work to create an impact. Under the peace on the park initiative over the last few years we have built a partnership with YATA - and that have been one of the stronger relationships where; they are doing advocacy through theatre. And we love the whole idea of bringing back the theatre into the neighbourhoods. We visit parks and we take the group and they do drama that showcases issues that we're facing as a community."

This is the 2nd donation UNESCO has granted to Restore Belize.