Belize Trip - March 2022

Registration Information

General Registration

Before signing up for this trip, please note that this cost is subject to change, depending on the cost of flights upon the date of purchase and the final number of participants committed to attending this trip. Please note that you may register for this trip without full payment, but full payment is due one week prior to your departure date.

$2,200.00

Trip Cost

Not Available

Trip Requirements

About this trip

Thank you for your participation in a Help One Now Learning Journey! The Help One Now ethos is to remain invisible in our communities and focus our efforts on resourcing key leaders instead. Help One Now leads a limited number of Learning Journeys for committed, long-term supporters (Church Partners, Child Sponsors, Foundation Members, and Circle Members) each year. On these Journeys, emphasis will be placed on connecting with a community, building deep relationships with the local leaders, and brainstorming how you can unlock your human capital to partner together and support their work back home.

A few important things to note about this trip:

Airfare and all expenses on the ground (meals, lodging, transportation) are included in the trip price, but any other costs associated with your trip would be your responsibility (those costs may include spending money, or appointments at a travel clinic before your trip, for example). We do allow our trip participants to fundraise through their registration pages in order to make those trip costs more manageable!

Those traveling are required to carry a passport with an expiration date further than 6 months away from the date of travel. Should your passport have already expired, or should your passport expire within the 6 months after your intended trip dates, you can mail in your old passport to get it expedited and renewed. HERE is where you can find more information on how to renew your passport.

Due to the nature of our work, Help One Now requires special approval from the trip lead, and director of international operations to join the trip if you are under the age of 18. If approved, we will email out a form to get signed by parents or legal guardians, giving permission to travel out of country with the team.

In addition, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends various vaccinations for international travelers depending on your destination country. Please visit a medical professional or a travel clinic as soon as you know you are traveling abroad, as they may recommend particular vaccinations or medicine based on your destination, some vaccinations are not always immediately available, and some vaccinations need to be administered over the course of months. **Please ensure you are up to date on all routine vaccinations. These vaccinations include a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine, polio vaccine, and a flu shot! Most of you are up to date on these anyway!**

Belize does not currently have any required vaccinations; however, we recommend the Hepatitis A vaccination, a Typhoid treatment (pill or shot), and Malaria medication as well.

Some travelers choose to receive the Cholera, Hepatitis B, Rabies, and Yellow Fever vaccinations, but REST ASSURED: we know these lists may seem overwhelming, but all of these vaccinations are entirely optional and are merely precautions!

Covid-19 Requirements:

Due to continued Covid-19 restrictions and risks, we will be taking several precautions to ensure the safety of every traveler and the communities we will visit. While cases are lower in these communities, we will take every caution necessary to prevent the potential of carrying the virus during travel in order to protect each team member on the trip, the leaders we partner with and their teams, and the communities we will visit. Here are some precautions and updated information for all travelers:

Each traveler is required to present a negative Covid-19 test taken within the week leading up to the trip.
Each traveler will be required to take a Covid-19 test once in-country for their return to the U.S. (within 1 day prior to departure, per current CDC guidelines).
Each traveler is recommended to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and carry with them their proof of vaccination.
Each traveler will be required to carry with them a face covering. This will be worn at all times while visiting communities, as well as during international travel

We’d love to encourage you to familiarize yourself with Help One Now’s philosophy regarding international mission. In preparation for your potential Learning Journey, please try to read Doing Good Is Simple by Help One Now’s founder Chris Marlow. Another great resource is When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert.

Tentative Trip Schedule
*Please note that this schedule is subject to change*

Fri 3/18:

Team arrives in Belize City
Lunch at a local restaurant run by an empowered family
Spend the afternoon with local leaders Julie and Nigel Miguel, hear their story and vision
Meet an greet event with all empowered families in the Belize Family Empowerment Program
Dinner in town, intro to trip and schedule for week
Stay at Seaside Chateau

Sat 3/19:

Breakfast at hotel
Morning reflection time
Travel around town to see business of families in Family Empowerment Program
Lunch in town
More time to see families' businesses
Dinner in town
Stay at Seaside Chateau

Sun 3/20:

Breakfast at hotel
Morning reflection time
Church at Water Walkers
Visit Water Walkers community center, see feeding program and other impact projects
Jungle excursion at Jaguar Creek
Head to San Pedro
Dinner at hotel, debrief time
Stay in San Pedro

Mon 3/21: