Approximately 27 organisations representing Afro-Guyanese communities across the country on Saturday received funding to advance their empowerment projects. This is the second tranche of payment being disbursed under the government’s purview. The cheques were handed over during a simple ceremony at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, which saw the attendance of Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson, and Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond.

Securing these funds allows various groups to tackle critical needs. From agriculture to healthcare and training, these projects will directly benefit the community, who have expressed their deep appreciation for this move. Dr Ruackel Easton, who represented the Association of People of African Descent, said that his group will utilise the funds to offer medical supplies and services to vulnerable persons in underdeveloped communities.

“The funds will be used towards a health outreach programme to as much of the demographic that we can cover. We have many other projects that we will be doing and thanks to the help of the government, we will be able to facilitate all of these other projects,” he told the Department of Public Information (DPI). Another beneficiary, Rojeria McWatt, who was representing the Afro-Guyanese Union, said that the funds would advance the group’s cultural sensitisation outreaches.

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