Mary Open Doors, a Non-Profit Organization committed to empowering and improving the well being of women and children and which is based in San Ignacio, now has a new Board. The new Mary Open Doors Board, which became active on Wednesday of this week at the Rumors Resort and Hotel on the Benque Viejo Road, will now function for the next two years. Stepping forward voluntarily to serve in the new board as President was Sandra Paniagua; Vice President Rhondine Petrof; and Ciriaco Medina and Kathleen Pate as Trustees.
The gamut of services that Mary Open Doors offers to the public is broad but their attested purpose is to eliminate domestic violence in Belize. As part of its principle, Mary Open Door’s duty is to serve clients with respect to their basic values of human dignity, integrity, confidentiality and non-discrimination. As such, Mary Open Doors provides direct assistance through temporary shelter and support for survivors of domestic violence.
Contacts with Mary Open Doors can be made at maryopendoors@gmail.com or by calling the office at 804-4562. (Emergencies: 629-6315) Their website can also be accessed at www.maryopendoors.org
