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When A Mural Matters
posted (April 1, 2016)
Yesterday we told you about the grants that PACT handed over to several NGO's. The main purpose is to enhance conservation efforts and protect the environment and wildlife. Well, while PACT is helping out through monetary contributions OCEANA along with a few student volunteers, are helping out by spreading the message through art - OCEANA and their team are painting a mural on the seawall in front of Memorial Park! We stopped by to find out why.

Celeshia Guy, Field Rep. OCEANA Belize
"We started yesterday on mural project within the community and OCEANA is doing this within each municipality throughout the country and in Belize City, the Belize City Council was kind enough to give us a portion of the seawall to do our mural. And as you could see here today what we are trying to highlight in this mural are ecosystems of Belize, just overall Belize, our cultural identity and everything that we have out there that is worth protecting. So that is what we are highlighting today. As you can see in the mural painting we have like different species of animals, different species of plants, a Maya ruin and all that. So it's just highlighting Belize. It very important for us to include the community as well, because they are the ones who - we all have a stake in our ecosystems and our environment and just by them being a part of this project, I mean they have created so much more appreciation for it."

The group plans on painting murals in other areas of the city.

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