Guatemala-Belize Language Exchange Project

Guatemala-Belize Language Exchange Project

The Guatemala-Belize Language Exchange Project (LX Project) is an innovative project under the auspices of the Defence Section of the British Embassy in Guatemala together with the British High Commission in Belize, and commenced operation on 21 July 2003, and continues to operate successfully today. This Project, and others in the past, emerged as part of the Confidence-Building Strategy agreed upon by Guatemala and Belize in the light of the OAS recommendations in 2002.

The British Government has funded this Project from its Global Conflict Prevention Pool (GCPP) - designed to help reduce conflict around the world - administered by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), the Ministry of Defence, and the Department for International Development (DfID). The LX Project [http://www.guatemalabelize.com] is one of several confidence building projects (including the Xate and Commercial Linkages Projects) [http://www.confidence2.org] and represent an effort to contribute to an eventual peaceful solution to the Guatemala-Belize territorial differendum.

By the end of March 2006, LX Project will have undertaken language and cultural activities with the participation of more than 20,000 people in Belize and Guatemala, many of whom are in the somewhat isolated communities of the Adjacency Zone, although the Project has undertaken significant work with the security forces of both countries.

The Project's website is designed with vthe idea of providing information on the Project itself, Belize and Guatemala (through its Links section), and as a means for Belizeans and Guatemalans to maintain communication on an individual basis through the Chat Room.

To date many government officials from both countries have participated, including Vice-Ministers and Ministers.

LX Project has also worked actively with the Organization of American States (OAS) through their Adjacency Zone Office, established between the Customs Houses of Melchor de Mencos and Benque Viejo del Carmen. At this location, ESL classes are provided to local Guatemalan Government officials, whilst in Belize City Spanish classes are taught to Belize Defence Force soldiers and officers.

LX Project is overseen by a Project Management Board comprising national government representatives of Belize and Guatemala from the main ministries (Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defence, Education and Health), whose Executive Director is Colonel Robert Martin, OBE., Defence Attaché to Guatemala. The Project is managed by Dr. Neville Stiles.

LX Project is seen as a useful model which could be applied in other countries around the world with similar historic conflict situations.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Belize — Belize …   Wikipedia

  • Foreign relations of Guatemala — Guatemala s major diplomatic interests are regional security and, increasingly, regional development and economic integration. The Central American Ministers of Trade meet on a regular basis to work on regional approaches to trade issues. In… …   Wikipedia

  • History of Belize — The history of Belize dates back thousands of years. The Maya civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC and AD 300 and flourished until about AD 1200. Several major archeological sites notably Caracol, Lamanai, Lubaantun, Altun… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Belize-related topics — * Coat of arms of Belize * Demographics of Belize * Flag of Belize * Foreign relations of Belize * Great Blue Hole * Sarstoon River * The Scout Association of BelizeBuildings and structuresArchaeological sitesMaya sites* Maya ruins of Belize *… …   Wikipedia

  • Language education — Language Teaching redirects here. For the journal, see Language Teaching (journal). Linguistics …   Wikipedia

  • Belize — Belizean /beuh lee zee euhn/, adj., n. /beuh leez /, n. 1. Formerly, British Honduras. a parliamentary democracy in N Central America: a former British crown colony; gained independence 1981. 224,663; 8867 sq. mi. (22,966 sq. km). Cap.: Belmopan …   Universalium

  • Guatemala — Guatemalan, adj., n. /gwah teuh mah leuh/; Sp. /gwah te mah lah/, n. 1. a republic in N Central America. 11,558,407; 42,042 sq. mi. (108,889 sq. km). 2. Also called Guatemala City. a city in and the capital of this republic. 917,322. * * *… …   Universalium

  • Mexico — This article is about the country in North America. For other uses, see Mexico (disambiguation). United Mexican States Estados Unidos Mexicanos  …   Wikipedia

  • Mesoamerican chronology — divides the history of pre Columbian Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo Indian (first human habitation–3500 BCE), the Archaic (3500–2000), the Preclassic (2000 BCE–200 CE), the Classic (200 CE–1000CE), and the Postclassic (1000 CE–1697… …   Wikipedia

  • Mexico — /mek si koh /, n. 1. a republic in S North America. 97,563,374; 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). Cap.: Mexico City. 2. a state in central Mexico. 6,245,000; 8268 sq. mi. (21,415 sq. km). Cap.: Toluca. 3. Gulf of, Mexican, Golfo de México /gawl …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”