Caracol continues

Friends of Caracol will notice there has been no mention of the charity in this blog since the March Evening of 1950s and 60s. That is because they’ve been so busy and successful. Caracol is a registered charity which provides educational support to the young people of Belize in Central America. Much has happened since the exhibitions in the UK in October 2007. The training for the Caracoles in Arenal has been continuous and last March conversion began on an old school as a Youth Development Centre. English theatre set designer Christabel Cant, went to Belize in May and trained a group of 10 Caracoles in mural design combining the distinctive environmental characteristics of Belize and Guatemala. The exhibition of 30 banners Living on the Borderline – has continued to tour Belize accompanied by presentations given by young Los Caracoles. Caracoles are trained to be youth leaders, to share their knowledge and a group has been trained to teach English as a Second Language (ESL). Most encouraging is the news that Caracol has received two significant grants from the Canada Fund and the UK-based LINKS charity. Congratulations to Claudia and Jon, Myra and Stuart for all their efforts over the past five years. Stuart thanks the supporters, the many Friends of Caracol, “We are well on the way to achieving our target for this year. Of course the grants are a help but we need to continue to raise funds by our traditional means – albeit perhaps at a slightly less frenetic level”.