Building Community Fire Fighting Capacity

Typically Belize’s fire season initiates on February 15th and ends on June 30th. In 2022, Ya'axche observed a slow commencement of the fire season however, this has not slowed down the continued fire work the organization has been undertaking. 

As a part of the continued awareness raising work, Ya'axche's COL and communication's team have been working ardously in spreading the word on the effects fire can have to local communities, farms and forests. Ya'axche's Facebook page has garnered over 10K followers from all over the country, region and world. This has proved to be one of the most effective tools utilized to spread the awareness on various important current conservation efforts including that of Fire Management. 

Below is an example of the posts made that showcases the "Tip of the Month" on Fire. 

Remember not to use fire on a windy and hot day.
If you can’t control it, don’t start it! 

We are on the onset of the dry season in Belize and to prevent risks of escaping fires we encourage everyone to be cautious when using fire for subsistence farming. Prevent wildfires by:
notifying your neighbors and community leaders of planned control burns
not starting a fire within or near a forested area
not leaving behind any potential source of ignition such as cigarettes, torch or campfires lit

Ya’axché encourages safety when conducting controlled burns.

Togther with the social media work, Ya'axche Community Outreach and Livelihood's team has also been working on the revision and updating of our radio