A perspective from one of the founders, Adrienne Parcher Technically, PathLight began in January 2007, when I moved with my husband, Mark, to Jaguar Creek in Belize. But the real story began three decades earlier, when we met Roy and D’Aun Goble on Easter Sunday, 1987, at a church plant serving young families. The four…
Child sponsorships have been around for decades, maybe centuries. Many people are drawn to them because they seem to have a direct impact on a child in need and engage donors on a heartfelt level. But do they actually work? Can a child sponsorship really change the trajectory of a child’s life? Bruce Wydick was…
For the seventh year in a row, I had the privilege of attending the annual PathLight graduation celebration (one virtually due to Covid travel restrictions). This was a bittersweet trip for me, as it marks my last official trip serving on staff with PathLight. It has been a true joy working with our Board these…
The work of PathLight is done in partnership. We partner with teachers in Belize. We partner with the Ministry of Education. We partner with other NGO’s. And, we partner with donors like you. Together, we empower children in Belize to receive a quality education, break free from poverty, and reach their God-given potential. Recently, we…
On October 13th, 2021, PathLight Co-founder Roy Goble, author of Junkyard Wisdom: Resisting the Whisper of Wealth in a World of Broken Parts, had the privilege of hosting Dr. Kara Powell for an important discussion on how wealth impacts kids, and what we can do about it. Kara is the Chief of Leadership Formation at Fuller Theological…
Sponsoring the Transformation Process Transitioning from elementary to secondary school should be automatic. Yet, for some, this is only a dream. Almost one half of Belize’s children cannot afford to attend secondary school. This reality makes PathLight’s Sponsorship Plus Program ever more important, especially given the new socio-economic challenges of the Covid pandemic. At PathLight,…
PathLight Belize’s Summer Learning Experience Each year PathLight’s Teacher Training Program hosts Belizean Educators in its Annual Teacher Training Conference. In addition, this year, the Teacher Training Program hosted and trained educators from Belize and the United States in its first-ever International Summer Learning Experience under the theme “Learning Together, Learning Forward.” The Conference (hosted on…
On June 3rd, 2021, PathLight had the privilege of hosting Dr. Louis Zabaneh, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education in Belize, in an expansive discussion on the future of education in Belize. We covered a lot of ground, from Belize’s macroeconomic conditions to challenges in Primary and Secondary education in Belize to…
After 15 long months away, I had the joy and privilege of returning to Belize to celebrate 48 PathLight students who received either their High School diploma, vocational program certificate, or tertiary Associate degree. This was PathLight’s eighth graduation celebration, held Saturday, June 5th, at LifeNet Church in Belmopan. PathLight received special permission from the…