International Youth Day 2024
Sat, 24 Aug
|Santa Elena
On August 24th, 2024, the Department of Youth Services will be celebrating International Youth Day with a massive Youth event at the Santa Elena Sporting Complex, San Ignacio Town, Cayo District. 500 young people will be transported from across the country.
Time & Location
24-Aug-2024, 09:00 – 16:00
Santa Elena, 5W8Q+956, Santa Elena, Belize
About the event
The event will feature an opening ceremony starting at 9:00 am sharp, followed by a Youth Concert with local entertainers from the Western region. At 10:30 am, the National Sports Fest will commence with 6 male teams, and 6 female teams participating in football, and volleyball, while basketball will feature only 6 male teams. They will be competing against each other for the chance to win $1000.00 for 1st place and $500.00 for 2ndplace in cash prizes along with medals and trophies. Also starting at 10:30 will be the youth expo where 30 youth entrepreneurs, youth organizations, and businesses catering to youth will display their products and services for all present. In the afternoon we will be hosting a chest competition where participants can win cash prizes of $200.00 1st place and $100.00 2nd place. throughout the entire day, the U- Report registration team will be diligently working to get all youth present at the event to register for U-Report. An award ceremony will take place from 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm after which all buses will depart for their respective districts.