With grant funding from the India-UN Partnership Fund, and support from UNDP the Support to Infrastructure for Human Development, Health and Sports Project was implemented by the Ministry of Human Development, Families & Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration. The project supported infrastructural improvements through the upgrading facilities at the Youth Challenge Programme (YCP) and the construction of a multi-purpose facility in San Ignacio Town to address youth vulnerability to crime and enhance community health and well-being.
The India-UN Partnership Fund is a dedicated facility within the United Nations Fund for South-South Cooperation which supports initiatives to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through concrete initiatives in response to other developing countries' cooperation requests. The India-UN Development Partnership granted US$590,000.00 for the Support to Infrastructure for Human Development, Health and Sports Project which supported two outcomes.
One of the elements was the upgrading of facilities for the Belize Youth Challenge (BYC) Campus which is located at twenty-one (21) miles west of Belize City will facilitate the implementation of the Youth Challenge Program and other programs for at-risk youth. This upgrade included the construction of a chain linked fence around the entire BYC campus, the renovation and expansion of the BYC’s Campus Dormitory and the purchase of a Toyota Hiace Van to transport the students. The element of the initiative was the construction of a multi-purpose sporting facility in San Ignacio Town. The Cayo North Sports Pavilion houses a Futsal Field, a gym and an adjacent earthen football field. This facility aims to transform the lives of over 4,000 community members by providing a multi-purpose sporting and health facility.
The outcomes of this project will assist Belize in its path to achieving accomplishments towards the SDGs 1,2,3,5, 10, and 12, relating to poverty reduction, health, gender equality, climate change, and safe cities.

For more information, please contact:

Marilyn Pinelo-Lee, marilyn.lee@undp.org︱UNDP Programme Officer, Governance