Plenty Belize has been a leader in solar technology work in the Toledo District. Since the early 2000’s numerous solar electric systems have been 
installed in village schools, clinics and homes. In recent years the solar program has involved rural Mayan women, challenging cultural and gender assumptions. Three women were invited to attend a six-month course in solar installation and maintenance at Barefoot College in India. After successfully completing the course, they receive continued support from Plenty Belize and work out of Plenty Belize’s solar maintenance shop. Now, as professional solar electric technicians, they can provide theoretical and practical training regarding operations, design, installation and maintenance of solar electric systems in houses and community buildings.
Plenty’s Books To Kids program provides quality children’s books annually to schools in the Toledo District. 1100 books were provided in 2023
Economic development for small businesses including business and management training, and materials as needed.
The Garden-based Agriculture for Toledo’s Environment (GATE) program focused on school gardens. First begun in 2002 at four schools, GATE grew to 53 gardens at primary schools serving a combined total over 5,000 students. The gardens provided nutritious produce for school lunch programs and were a focal point for student activities. Plenty Belize supplied tools, seeds, soil amendments, technical support and education to all participating schools.
Tools and technical support to farmer’s groups such as the Toledo Cacao Growers Association, Toledo Beekeepers Association and others
A Traditional Birth Attendant Training program provided basic education on safe homebirth in group sessions for rural women who were often called to assist a birth in their villages. Literacy training, a simple birth kit, and follow up assessments were also provided. Three groups of 15 women each participated over 3 years.
Promotion and support for rainforest protection and cultural education provided through the local Mayan village homestay program the Toledo Ecotourism Association.
Plenty was first invited to visit and assist farmer’s groups in Belize in 1989 and has provided technical and financial assistance for small community development projects there since 1989. Plenty’s focus has been on the Toledo District in southern Belize, home to indigenous Mopan and Kek’chi Maya (who comprise over half of the district’s 41,000 plus residents), Garifuna, Creole, Mestizo, and East Indian populations. Levels of education, health, literacy, infrastructure and income in this district are consistently at the bottom of national averages, and 57% of residents live below the poverty line.
Much of the population is rurally based, spread out over 50 villages, and relies greatly on subsistence slash and burn style agriculture. Hunger is not a problem in Toledo, as there is always something available to eat, but poor nutrition remains, particularly in children. The most remote villages have no access to the electrical grid, and many do not have potable water or decent sanitation facilities.
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