On December 2, 2021, Minister Jose Abelardo Mai visited the Days of Healing compound on Vernon Street in Southside, Belize City. Days of Healing is an organization run by Mr. Perry ‘Stikz’ Smith dedicated to finding alternative lifestyles to violence and crime for young people. Minister Mai had initiated moves to get the youth organization a greenhouse and vegetable seedlings.

One month later we are proud to report that the seedlings are growing healthy and well in their greenhouse, and that they are being tended well by the young people. With initiatives like this, citizens in urban areas can grow their own vegetables for personal consumption or for income generation.

We say kudos to Mr. Smith and the young people…keep on planting, growing and building Belize!