This $250,000 Project Grant was awarded on July 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (CFDA 19.750) to Ret International, a non-profit organization, to strengthen community responses to gender-based violence and domestic human trafficking in Belize. The grant will support Ret International's efforts to provide comprehensive services to vulnerable populations, including displaced, refugee, and conflict-affected communities, with a focus on education, protection, economic empowerment, and psychosocial resilience. Key activities are expected to include developing standard operating procedures for victim support shelters, raising awareness about human trafficking, providing psychosocial support to adolescent refugees, and implementing economic empowerment programs for displaced populations in Belize. The grant has a performance period from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025.
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