Nineteen women from communities across the Belize District have completed the cell phone repair training programme that took place from July 14 to 19 at BELTRAIDE’s Belize Training & Employment Centre.
The course is focused on improving self-employment opportunities and reducing gender disparity in technical fields. “What was once viewed as a male-dominated trade is now being delivered by over 80 women and girls across the country,” said the Ministry of Investment in a statement.
Participants came from Belize City, Ladyville, Caye Caulker, Lord’s Bank, Hattieville, the New Beginnings Youth Development Centre, the Coral Grove Girls’ Home, and the Fourteen-Miles Girls’ Home.
Over six days, the participants completed 50 hours of training and successfully repaired 103 out of 159 phones used for practice.
Each trainee also received a toolkit with essential items such as soldering irons, magnifying lamps, and electric multimeters to help launch their own repair services.
