Participant guide

The first time you sign in you are asked two consent questions, then a short profile: what you do, what you offer and what you need. Good answers mean better introductions.

Your profile shows a strength ring: the more of it you fill in (bio, roles, sectors, skills, what you offer and need, languages), the higher it goes and the better your matches.

Your home screen lines up everything you have signed up for, in order and in Belize time: saved sessions, working groups, site-visit buses and 1:1 meetings. The one happening now and the next one are highlighted, with how long until it starts.

The buttons under your name open your badge, the agenda, your introductions and a new pledge.

1. 1Open Agenda.
2. 2Tap Save on each session you want.
3. 3Use My plan to see only your sessions, and Add to calendar to put them in your phone.

All times are Belize time. If you are speaking, the forum team adds you to your session and you are shown as busy for meetings at that time.

Working groups are the heart of the forum. Each has a brief, a facilitator, a time and a limited number of seats.

1. 1Open Groups. Groups are laid out by time slot, with the ones you joined under "Your groups". Each card shows the time, room, theme and seats left.
2. 2Tap Join on the group you want. You can join several groups, as long as their times do not clash and seats are left.
3. 3Open the group space to see who is in it, post on the group board and follow its pilot ideas.

When the group agrees on something worth trying, the facilitator adds it as a pilot idea. After the forum team reviews it, the pilot can appear on the public projects page and the venue screens, and anyone can pledge to it.

1. 1Open Visits to see each trip, its departure time, meeting point and seats.
2. 2Tap Reserve a seat. If the visit is full you join the waiting list instead.
3. 3If someone gives up a seat, the first person waiting gets it automatically and a notification.

On the day, be at the meeting point a few minutes early and show your badge at the bus door. If you cannot go, tap Give up my seat so someone on the waiting list can.

The forum team reviews suggested introductions based on what people offer and need, then sends the good ones. You only see introductions the team has approved.

1. 1Open Matches and read why the two of you should meet.
2. 2Tap Accept or Not for me. Declined pairs are never suggested again.
3. 3Once both of you accept, tap Book a meeting and pick a time that is free for both of you.
4. 4Meetings show both time zones and can be added to your calendar. Cancel from Meetings if plans change.

A pledge is a promise to give money, mentoring hours, volunteer days, training places, equipment, procurement, a partnership or a policy action. A pledge is a public statement of intent, not a contract. If you and the recipient want it to be binding, sign a separate written agreement.

1. 1Open Pledges and tap Make a pledge (or Pledge to this pilot from a working group).
2. 2Say what you are pledging, who it is for, the amount or quantity, and a due date.
3. 3You get a reference number like GD-PLG-2026-00042 and an email asking you to confirm.
4. 4After the forum, open the pledge to add progress, and upload evidence when it is done.

Reminders arrive 30, 7 and 1 days before the due date. Evidence can be a PDF, JPEG or PNG up to 10 MB; files are private.

Your badge is a QR code in the app. Show it at the door on arrival and at the bus door for site visits.