Mission to Belize

Wed 23 Aug 2006
The Christian charity using faith to rehabilitate prisoners in Belize.

To many, the image of Rotarians conjures up that of accountants hosting tombola evenings or bank managers singing carols, all in the name of charity. But not in Belize.

There the charity Rotary International has taken on the running of the national prison, transforming it from the hell-hole it once was.

But the methods used have been controversial and include some rejected here in the UK.

George Waldrum sent us this report from Hattiesville in Belize.

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