The Office of the Special Envoy for the Development of Families and Children (OSE) was reinstituted to support GOB in advancing #planBelize families’ and women’s agenda. Thus, the main priority areas of focus for the OSE are families, children, women and gender, special education/education, persons with disabilities, and older persons.

In pursuit of this mission, the OSE partners are essentially five (5) ministries that address similar priority areas, such as the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM); Ministry of Human Development, Families, and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs (MHDFIPA); Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, and Technology (MOECST), Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Enterprise (MOA), and Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW). These partnerships align and scale up resources to bring strategic focus, coordinated efforts, and increased investments for concrete actions. 

By working closely with these key stakeholders, the OSE’s strategic action aims to advocate for policy development and strengthening, capacity building, and the implementation of initiatives that address the needs of our nation. To advance #plan Belize’s families’ and women’s agenda, the OSE has implemented various programs such as the secondary school scholarship program in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), mental health workshops within the MHDFIPA, resource allocation for underfunded schools and Government-run children's homes/facilities, GDV workshops, hurricane relief response, professional training, and development for persons within the special education field, just to name a few.

Moreover, future plans for the OSE include establishing the safe families, safe municipalities proposal, strengthening special education centres across the country, implementing trauma informed classrooms at the primary level, and contributing to improving the children's homes/facilities operated by GoB. The OSE is also in the process of establishing a partnership with the Mexican National System for Integral Family Development (ELDIF) to provide rehabilitation services for special needs children which are not available in Belize.