Meeting of the Finance and Investment Executive Directors
Mr. Roberto Harrison, chairman of the Finance and Investment sub-committee of the Belize Scout Foundation (BSF) met with Executive Director Mr. Hilberto B. Riverol and Director Claudia Groutsche to prepare the small grants program 2024 for presentation to and approval by the BSF Directors meeting scheduled for December 16, 2023.
The focus for grant funding in the new year will be on four areas of the Sustainable Development Goals as follows:
Goal 2 – End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture
Goal 6 – Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Goal 13 – Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact
Goal 14 – Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
The grant program guidelines will be available early in January, and grant preparations and reviews will be made from January to March 2024.
The Foundation will provide oversight for project preparation for all Scout Groups.
Grant funds will be disbursed to qualifying applicants starting April 1, 2023, and ending on September 30, 2023.
The duration of any project will be one year, with the possibility of extending the project period and providing further funding to ensure viability.
The Belize Scout Foundation – Investing is a better Belize
