…Training Program to Provide Opportunity for Women to Share Experiences

Ava Pennil

According to Director of the Women’s Department, Ava Pennil, the program provides an opportunity to share experiences and compare progress across the Central American region.

Ava Pennil, Director, Women’s Department

“I think this project brings an opportunity for women that have faced serious challenges in their lives and these women have moved away from these challenges and situations to one where they are now believing in themselves, taking risks and carving out their own impressions on Belize’s canvas.  It is also an area that we look at as partnership which has been mentioned already around the table.  It is a partnership between the Women’s Department and Beltraide, finding common ground and moving people forward.  The opportunities, it provides opportunities to share and learn because they are similar experiences across Central America.  So it’s larger than just Belize.  We can look at what is happening here along with what is happening in other countries in Central America.”