UN General Assembly
2018

To that end, and with a view to increasing access to education, our Government is building 35 new schools. Since the launch of a high school subsidy, we have seen a discernible improvement in transition rates from primary to secondary school for students identified as having academic or socioeconomic challenges. All students in the country’s districts and rural areas with the highest incidence of poverty automatically qualify for the subsidy. This year the Government is expanding its reach with the intention of minimizing the disparity in enrolment and achievement between students from rural and urban areas. In addition, the Government is taking new measures to assist at-risk young people from coming into conflict with our laws. We recently launched the Belize Youth Challenge Programme, which concentrates on teaching young people discipline, personal organization and teamwork, as well as skills in technical and vocational areas, and on encouraging them to become responsible, patriotic and productive citizens. With a