Survey shows that youth in Sugarcane producing villages want better quality of life!
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Channel: Greater Belize Media | GBM · 2018 · News & Politics
For the latest news across Belize, visit: http://edition.channel5belize.com/ What is the quality of life like for children and youth in the sugar-producing communities in the north? The findings of a new study show that young people are concerned about their safety and the lack of economic opportunities. The Government, in partnership with the European Union’s Accompanying Measures for Sugar programme, commissioned the study for a strategy to be developed to serve as a road map to address the issues in the northern villages. Between March 2017 and July 2018, two consulting firms, including the Child Development Foundation (CDF) conducted a survey using three data collection input, including a mapping exercise in sixteen villages in which one thousand two hundred and fifty nine participants were surveyed. Diana Shaw of CDF was one of the consultants on the project. Today she presented the findings and made recommendations based on the data gathered on child labour in Belize’s sugar industry.
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