New World Villages believes that education is the way out of poverty and a village or town's library can be a great tool for all residents to use in order to help improve their literacy level. That being the case, we renovated the outer walls of a library located in the largest town in southern Belize, Punta Gorda. This library is housed in an old concrete water tank and the outer plaster walls were crumbling badly. Our mission was to remove the plaster and paint the exterior of the library in a fashion that will welcome the local kids and adults. We hope to help generate pride in this library and create a sense of ownership among the grammar school kids. The team was made up of six NWV volunteers and four Punta Gorda locals.
Library prior to renovation
Don Page and Mal chipping away!
Teamwork with local help!
Margaret, Jan, and Elaine working hard!
2011 NWV team with Don Page as photographer.
Finished project! The locals painted a mural using the blue background as "sky".
