Some of Keri's Work With APAMO

While we are a little behind on our blog, I did want to comment on an exciting summer camp event that I participated in for APAMO during the month of July. I gave a presentation to approximately 70 village children on the risks of oil exploration and drilling in protected areas and off the cost of Belize. The Community Baboon Sanctuary Women’s Conservation Group hosted a summer camp for children from seven local villages. The summer camp was a community educational outreach program that focuses on environmental awareness, conservation issues and academics. The children viewed the APAMO presentation that I created and then they participated in an activity the demonstrates how oil effects water when mixed. The presentation "Belize & Oil Exploration" highlights Belize’s protected Areas and the risks of oil exploration and drilling. The presentation provided conservation tips and tips on how the children could help take action by signing a petition to ban oil exploration and drilling off shore and in Belize’s protected areas. The Community Baboon Sanctuary Women’s Conservation Group was founded in 1998 and is responsible for Co Managing the Community Baboon Sanctuary. The Community Baboon Sanctuary (CBS) is a pioneering project in voluntary grassroots conservation. The goal is to sustain the habitat of the Black Howler Monkey (called 'baboon' in the local Creole dialect) while promoting the economic development of the participating communities. To learn more about this organization got to their profile here. To learn more about APAMO and their activities you can visit their website APAMO. I assisted with the designing of their website and was responsible for their facebook, twitter, and flickr accounts. If you would like to view pictures of the presentation or more pictures of APAMO’s Earthday celebration you can click APAMO’s facebook or flickr icon. You can also got to APAMO’s facebook page at this link or go here to see their pics. The APAMO newsletter also has a great deal of current information about the organization and its members. I might be a little biased but I designed the newsletter and wrote a large part of its content. If you get a chance take a look. Pat and I are now on to a new project working with the Youth Business Trust of Belize. We will be writing a lot about our recent activities very soon, but for now check out their website Youth Business Trust Belize.