# Eva Middleton

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**Eva Narcisa Middleton** (c. 1953 – March 25, 2018) was a [Belizean](/source/Belizeans) [disability rights activist](/source/Disability_rights_activist). Middleton began her career working with non-governmental organizations promoting [breastfeeding](/source/Breastfeeding) and later served as a [polyclinic](/source/Polyclinic) administrator. In 2010, she joined the Belize Assembly for Persons with Diverse Abilities (BAPDA) where she played a key role in increasing membership and became the "voice and face of BAPDA." Middleton also started an organization to help the elderly, Living Independently in Full Existence (LIFE).

## Biography

Middleton was born in [Punta Gorda](/source/Punta_Gorda,_Belize).[1] She lived in [Lake Independence](/source/Lake_Independence_(Belize_House_constituency)) and was involved in various community activities and was a co-founder of Breast is Best (BIB).[1][2] BIB helped promote [breastfeeding](/source/Breastfeeding) with new mothers, provided information and [breast pump](/source/Breast_pump) rental.[3] She also worked in [San Antonio, Cayo](/source/San_Antonio,_Cayo) as a [polyclinic](/source/Polyclinic) administrator.[4]

Middleton returned to [Belize City](/source/Belize_City) in 2010 and began to work as a [disability rights activist](/source/Disability_rights_activist).[5] Middleton became a leader and driving force behind the disability rights organization, the [Belize Assembly for Persons with Diverse Abilities](/source/Belize_Assembly_for_Persons_with_Diverse_Abilities) (BAPDA).[6] Middleton turned BAPDA, a dormant organization, into one that had around 400 members.[5] She was considered the "voice and face of BAPDA," according to BAPDA president, [Roxanne Anthony Marin](/source/Roxanne_Anthony_Marin).[6] As an [advocate](/source/Advocate), she made multiple calls to Belize [morning shows](/source/Breakfast_television), sharing various activities carried out by BAPDA.[1] She was known for her lectures during Disability Week.[5] Middleton helped organize [prosthesis](/source/Prosthesis) clinics in Belize with BAPDA, partnering with Prosthetic Hope International Belize.[7] Middleton herself was an [amputee](/source/Amputation) and had a [prosthetic leg](/source/Prosthesis).[7]

Later, Middleton co-founded create [Living Independently in Full Existence](/source/Living_Independently_in_Full_Existence) (LIFE), an organization to aid the [elderly](/source/Old_age) in the country.[1] Today, LIFE is managed by the [Sisters of Charity of Nazareth](/source/Sisters_of_Charity_of_Nazareth).[1]

Middleton died at age 65 on March 25, 2018, in the [Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital](/source/Karl_Heusner_Memorial_Hospital), where she was being treated following a [stroke](/source/Stroke).[1] She was buried in [Lord Ridge Cemetery](/source/Lord_Ridge_Cemetery).[1]

## References

1. ["Eva Middleton, activist and manager for BAPDA, dies"](https://amandala.com.bz/news/eva-middleton-activist-manager-bapda-dies/). *Amandala*. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-26.

1. Steel, Adwoa & Huffman, Sandra L. (14 February 1992). ["Breastfeeding Promotion in Belize: A Community Based Integrated Approach"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170221140635/http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/pnabm138.pdf). *US Agency for International Development*. [S2CID 80588698](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:80588698). Archived from [the original](https://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNABM138.pdf) on February 21, 2017.

1. Middleton, Eva & Griffey Brechin, Susan J. (Spring 1989). ["Mothers' Support Group in Belize Increases the Duration of Breastfeeding"](http://baumslag.com/wiphn/Volume%205%20-%20Spring%201989.PDF). *Women's International Public Health Network News*. **5**: 5.

1. ["Improving the Health of Children in the South"](http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=9770&frmsrch=1). *7 News Belize*. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 2020-07-27.

1. ["She Earned Her Wings"](https://issuu.com/beladamagazine/docs/belada_magazine3_final_b2989ce9043c80). *Belada*. '***(3): 12–17. March 2018. – via issuu.***

1. ["Advocate Eva Middleton Dies"](https://lovefm.com/advocate-eva-middleton-dies/). *Love FM*. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

1. ["Prosthetic clinic held in Belize City"](https://www.breakingbelizenews.com/2015/06/10/prosthetic-clinic-held-belize-city/). *Breaking Belize News*. 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2020-07-27.

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