navco october 2010 newsletter
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NAVCO NEWSLETTER
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
AGM HELD
RESOLUTION
EXIHBITORS SHOWROOM
TRAINING FOR CAYO DAVCO
AGM PHOTOS
The National Association of Village Councils
Annual General Meeting was held October 2, 2010
at the George Price Centre for Peace.
This year, the tenth Annual General Meeting went
extremely well. Over a hundred and twenty five
villages attended the AGM. Each village had one or
more representatives representing their community,
bringing the total participation of over two hundred
attendees. Special guests included Ambassador of
the United State, Charge De Affairs of the
Venezuela Embassy, Representative from Mexico
Embassy, Representative from Embassy of Taiwan,
Mayor of Belmopan and Rural Coordinator from
Ministry of Labor, Local Government and Rural
Development.
The President of NAVCO, Mr. Orlando Dawson,
welcomed all the new elected village council
leaders to the Tenth Annual General Meeting.
The President addressed the General Assembly on
the challenges that NAVCO had faced along the
years, such as financial sustainability of the District
Association of Village Councils to keep their doors
open to provide the effective and efficient services
to their villages, the disrespect of chairpersons and
the Village Council Act. He also stated the
importance of the organization in capacity building
for Village Councils to take out their role and
responsibilities effectively and efficiently, thus
improving the lives of resident living in rural
communities.
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Kelly McCarthy (US Embassy), Mayor Simeon Lopez, Rural
Coordinator, Mr. Ernest Banner, NAVCO President, Mr.
Orlando Dawson, Ambassador Vinai Thummalapaly, US
Embassy, Mr. Fernando Wu Second Secretary & Councils,
Rep. Taiwan Embassy
Con’t pg. 2
NAVCO AGM HELD OCTOBER 2,
2010
NAVCO AGM HELD OCTOBER 2, 2010
NAVCO AGM, General Assembly
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NAVCO AGM HELD
OCTOBER 2, 2010
In return, the president also described the
ongoing progress to increase the organization’s
capacity and to strengthen the districts and the
Village Councils by the presence of volunteers
from the United States Peace Corp.
On a positive note he stated that all the
DAVCO’s country wide will have their offices
up and running. Thanks to the Government of
Belize and the Ministry of Labour, Local
Government and Rural Development to provide
budget for each DAVCO. The president also
encouraged village councils to keep focus on
the main goal of village development.
On the agenda each DAVCO presented
resolutions to the general assembly. Village
Leaders spoke of issues affecting their
communities:
Land,
Electricity,
Health Care,
Village Boundaries,
Roads, drains and other infrastructure that
are needed in their communities etc.
Also at the AGM an election was held for a
new NAVCO president. Village Leaders
nominated two candidates for the post of
NAVCO’s president; Mr. Orlando Dawson the
outgoing president for NAVCO and Mr. Hilario
Mess Cayo DAVCO representative. There were
seventy two (72) delegates that cast their vote
for the 2010 – 2013 NAVCO President.
When votes were tallied, Mr. Orlando Dawson
became the 2010 – 2013 NAVCO President to
represent 194 villages in the country once again.
The New NAVCO Board 2010-2013 was sworn –
in:
Orlando Dawson – President, Belize District
Michael Ortiz – Belize District
Bernardino Cowoh – Corozal District
Carlos Arana – Corozal District
Idollyn Adolphus – Cayo District
Hilario Mess – Cayo District
Fidelmar Hernandez – Orange Walk District
Aldeir Lima – Orange Walk District
Corona Viafranco – Stann Creek District
Charles Leslie Jr. – Stann Creek District
Juan Ak – Toledo District
Paula Williams – Toledo District
New NAVCO Board swearing –in at AGM
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At the NAVCO AGM each DAVCO presented
resolutions to the General Assembly. This year
each district president presented important
resolution and issues that are affecting their
community in a day to day basis.
The following are the resolutions presented by:
Orange Walk, Belize and Corozal DAVCO.
Orange Walk DAVCO President (Fidelmar Hernandez)
ORANGE WALK DAVCO President, Mr.
Fidelmar Hernandez, presented its 2010
resolutions at AGM:
”Be it resolved that the Village Councils
be respected and recognized as the legal
body of authority by either government
or non-governmental organizations as
outlined in the Village Council Act by
Laws and Regulations of Chapter 88,
2003.”
Belize District DAVCO President (Michael Otriz)
BELIZE DAVCO Mr. Michael Ortiz,
President, presented its 2010 resolutions to the
General Assembly.
Be it resolved that the area
representative respect the Village
Council Act, Water Board, Housing,
failure to do so, such action will be null
& void
DISTRICT RESOLUTIONS AT NAVCO AGM
Con’t pg. 4
Be it resolved that each village council
collect trade license
Be it resolved that the stipend for
chairman be increase to $200 & $100 for
councilors
Be it resolved that the area representative
to sit at quarterly meeting with DAVCO
Be it resolves that whenever any type of
development within a village,
consultation with the village council is a
must
Be it resolved that villages do not pay for
any type of matter that has to do with
government- document e.g. maps,
surveying or labor e.g. police security
Corozal DAVCO President (Bernadino Cowoh)
COROZAL DAVCO Mr. Bernadino
Cowoh, President, presented the 2010
resolutions:
Be it resolved that Corozal DAVCO
be given back the power &
responsibility to collect liquor license
fees
Be it resolved that a fund be allocated
to each village for rehabilitation of p
Public streets
Be it resolved that a clear and concise
definition of village boundary be
clarify for public knowledge
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EXIHBITORS SHOWROOMS
NAVCO AGM 2010
For the first time, the National Association of Village
Council had a showroom of different NGO’s, and
Embassies to display their organization and share
necessary information that could benefit village leaders
and their community. The four photos below are: US
Embassy, PLENY Belize, SPEAR, and Mexico
Embassy.
NAVCO FIRST TRAINING
WITH CAYO DAVCO
On September 18, 2010 the first Train the Trainer
Workshops was held at the NAVCO Office for the
newly elected Cayo DAVCO Board. The training
was conducted by Sandy Yamakishi (Peace Corps
Volunteer NAVCO), Mr. Hilbert Lopez, Chief
Administrative Office NAVCO and Jacklin
Ingram, Office Assistant NAVCO.
The training was based on:
Conducting of Village Council Meeting
Village Council Acts on Meeting
Agenda Procedure
Motion
Writing Minutes
Conducting and Controlling
Meeting
Village Council File Records, Book
Keeping, & Reporting
Office Record Keeping
Treasurer’s Responsibility
Village Council Act – Official
Forms
Liquor License Collections
Basic Book Keeping Forms
Budget Proposal and Village Planning
Submission of Budget Proposal
Developing a Village Plan
After the training was accomplished, board
members were satisfied and had a broader mind of
carrying out training to the village council leaders
in order for them to have proper records for their
community.
Cayo DAVCO Train the Trainer Workshop
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General Assembly
NAVCO AGM PHOTO GALLERY
Village Leaders Registering
Stann Creek District Village Leaders
Charles Leslie Jr. Member DAVCO &
Chairman of Placencia Village
United States Peace Corps Booth
NAVCO President, Orlando Dawson
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CONTACT INFORMATION
NAVCO OFFICE:
Address: Agriculture and Trade Show
Grounds, P.O. Box 648, Belmopan,
Belize, Central American
Telephone: 822-02053
Fax: 822-0192
Email Address:
New forthcoming email address on
Microsoft Outlook:
Website: http://.www.navco.org.bz
Ms. Jacklin Ingram:
Mr. Hilbert Lopez:
Mr. Orlando Dawson
THANK YOU NOTE!!!!
The National Association of Village Council would
like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s
Tenth Annual General Meeting:
Mr. Paul Mahung who did a wonderful job
directing our event and making it very
entertaining
Reverend Alvan Gentle who graciously
opened the event with a very spiritual
Invocation
Mayor Simeon Lopez who welcomed all our
invited guests to the City of Belmopan
Mr. Ernest Banner who represented the
Ministry of Rural Development and reported
on the status of villages in the country
Gracious appreciation to the following Guests and Exhibitors:
Ambassador Vinai Thummallapaly – Embassy
of the United States
Ms. Kelly S. McCarthy – Public Affairs
Officer, US Embassy
Mr. Gabriel Sanchez – Charge De Affairs,
Venezuela Embassy
Mr. Fernando Wu – Second Secretary &
Councils, Rep. Taiwan Embassy
Mr. Marcelino Miranda – Press Officer,
Mexico Embassy
SPEAR
PEACE CORP
CENTRAL BUILDING AUTHORITY
SOCIAL INVESTMENT FUND
BELIZE BUREAU OF STANDARDS
COMPACT COORDINATOR &
NATIONAL COORDINATO SPG
PROGRAM
RCDO’s – Rural Community Development
Officer
“STRENTHENING LOCAL
GOVERNANCE TO ENHANCE NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT”
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NAVCO Office Hours
Office Opening Hrs.
Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 pm.
Office Asst: Jacklin Ingram
Monday, Wednesday Friday at:
NAVCO Office
Tuesdays & Thursdays at Cayo DAVCO
Secretary: Jacklin Ingram
Office: Georgeville Village
Opening Hrs: 8:30am – 2:30pm
NAVCO RESOURCE CENTRE Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm Computer access, personal training
on Email available
Reading of News Articles
Access to Spanish & English
Village Council Acts
Access of Village Council Acts on
DVD
Government, NGO’s and Villages
Information
Quote of the Month:
"ALL MEANINGFUL AND LASTING CHANGE
STARTS FIRST IN YOUR IMAGINATION AND
THEN WORKS ITS WAY OUT. IMAGINATION
IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN KNOWLEDGE."
ALBERT EINSTEIN
Individual Highlights:
NAVCO Office Hours
Contact Information
DAVCO /NAVCO
NAVCO Resource Room
EVENT FOR NOVEMBER 2010
Training for Village Councils in
the Cayo District
Train the Trainer Workshop for:
Belize, Stann Creek, Toledo
and Orange Walk DAVCO
November 19th
, 2010, Garifuna
Settlement Day