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 Village Voice | DAVCO  volume 3 | issue 2 | mar 201

This month has been incredible and we

are prepared to begin our Village Tour

starting in April. Although the first three

months of the year were busy we are

ready to progress to the next stage of our work here at DAVCO.

One of the great announcements we have

is that beginning in April, we are planning

to commence with a new ESL class just for

our Village Councilors. Please contact our

office so we can guage who wants to join

Happy March from Orange Walk DAVCOPresident Fidelmar Hernandez

Orange Walk

DAVCO:

Coming together is a

beginning. Keeping

together is progress.

Working together is

success.

Calendar of Events:

Secretary: In the office

Mon, Thur and Fri to

assist Village Council

Members.

Olivia

Canul

Peace Corps

 Volunteer: In the offic

Mon-Fri to assist

 Village Council

members and provide

business related

trainings and

orkshops.

Zach

Pullin

more on 2

Hours of Operation:

Mon: 8am to 5pm

Tue: CLOSED

 Wed: 1pm to 3pm

Thur: 8am to 5pm

Fri: 8am to 5pm

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of 

comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

 DAVCO Staff:

DAVCO Board

 Village Tour 2012:  

The DAVCO Board

ill send a group of 

Board Members to

 visit each of the 24 villages in the Orange

Walk District to

connect, share

information and

support the efforts of 

the councils.

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the class-it will be very beneficial.

lso, an man named Dylan Vernon has

 visited our office and told us that through

research and conversation with officials:

Orange Walk DAVCO is the best run and

most successful DAVCO in the country.

Congrats!

Lastly, please return your Community

Profile as we are offering incentives for the

first 10 to return theirs by April 15 th. 

 Apr 25

 

Easter Holiday

Observed: The

Orange Walk DAVCO

Offices will be closed

for the holiday.

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Mr Fidelmar and Zachary Pullin,Peace Corps volunteer, have beguntalking about offering an English as aSecond Language class to our VillageCouncil members who want to learn

or improve English skills.

s Belize’s official language is

English, it is important to learn bothbasics and complex aspects of theEnglish language to operate and

FREE CLINICS:

14th April

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San Roman

21st April

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 volume 3 | issue 2 | mar 201

IMPORTANT: Village CouncilMembers please provideDAVCO Office with your

correct and current contact

information.

Please Note: Deadline for

 Village Council Members to

submit info for future editions of The Village Voice must submit

by 2 nd 

week of the month.

Coming Up: Village Tour

DAVCO Board Members will be

visiting villages beginning in April.Please contact us today if you

have special requests for our visit.

San Jose Tilapia Project, POK-A-

TOK Tournament and San Jose

Sports Day!

The San Jose Tilapia Farmers Group

launched the San Jose Tilapia Pilot

Project-the project is funded by the

European Union and the Government

of Belize through La Inmaculada

Credit Union. Under SSEDAT it will

play a great role in diversifying

family agriculture, improving food

security with nutritional values, and

reducing poverty across the

community.

This project was the initiative of Mr.

Pablo Mesh and four other members of 

the community. With the assistance of 

the Area Representative, the Hon.

Gaspar Vega, they were able to dig

three earth ponds and a well.  

lso, the San Jose Village Council is

sponsoring a 5-a-Side Football

Tournament which takes place every

Saturday. Ten football teams are

competing for the POK-A-TOK Cup.

The objective of this competition is to

have the youths be involved in living a

San Jose Becomes Model Village for Change

Defeat Diabetes Month

Let’s do our part to stay healthy as

leaders: walk at least 30 minutes a day

and eat veggies and fruits along with a

balanced diet.

ork at a level comparable withthe Government of Belize.

Learning English will help withbasic communication, letter

riting, grants, fundraisingrequests and more.

Call our offices if you are

interested. Wednesday classesill begin in April.

healthier lifestye.

Lastly, football, fishing, cycling and th

greasy pole were some of the main

sports that took place on March 20 in

the village of San Jose.

New ESL Class at Orange Walk DAVCO Introducing Our New RCDO!

New Rural Community DevelopmentOfficer Elmer Osorio

Cell Phone Number: 604-2334email address:

elmerosorio30@yahoo.com 

Elmer Osorio is from Douglas Villageand is a member of The Douglas

 Village Council.