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Belmopan Active Youths had their first graduating class from their Job Creation and Entrepreneurship Development project.  Congratulations, Graduates!

"Nothing makes us quite as proud as EMPOWERING our youths.  We were thrilled to see 27 youths graduate from two programs under our BAY Job Creation and Entrepreneurship Development (JCED) Project on Sunday, March 29th...  Our first graduation under our new project, this one makes us super proud. Congratulations to our 27 graduates!"

If you're an entrepreneur, than here's some good news for you.  Beltraide had a seminar on the Entrepreneurship Development Project, which has funds to invest in small and medium sized businesses.  Great news!

"Belizeans who have skills in specified areas but don’t yet have the financial support can now tap into that kind of funding through a National Entrepreneurship Development Project.  Introduced today by the Belize Trade and Investment Development Service, BELTRAIDE, and the Centre for the Promotion of Micro and Small Enterprises, or CENPROMYPE for short, the program will provide a budget for six million US dollars for the region, 860 thousand dollars of which is earmarked for investment in Belize.  CENPROMYPE is a regional organization that promotes small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurial programs.  Belize’s Executive director of BELTRAIDE, Nick Ruiz, now holds the presidency of CENPROMYPE since Belize holds the presidency of the SICA sub-committee for the development of micro, small and medium size enterprises.  He says that Belizeans stand to gain much from this particular venture."

The Belmopan Active Youths have a new website, and it looks good.  You can read all about what they do, and even volunteer to be part of their amazing team.  Thanks, BAY for doing all you've done for the youths.  

"With a mission to EDUCATE, ENGAGE and EMPOWER the youths of Belmopan and its surrounding communities, since its inception, BAY has and continues to impact and invest in youths through the development of positive programs and recreational activities.  To date, the organization has engaged over six hundred young people through its various programs including the BAY Marching Band and Dance Group, its Community Park Rehabilitation Program, its Youth Drug Demand Reduction Project and most recently its Job Creation and Entrepreneurship Development Project."