Participants of Guyana’s Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN), upon collecting their graduation certificates on Tuesday, received an unexpected surprise when Guyana’s Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, announced that they would also be taking home $50,000 to help with their businesses.
Dr. Persaud made this announcement at the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute, Cove and John, East Coast Demerara (ECD), to loud cheers from 143 women who completed the WIIN courses.
Since the launch of the programme in May, 1,533 persons from across all ten of Guyana’s Administrative Regions have benefitted from training in a number of areas, including care for the elderly, child care, patient care, information technology, graphic design, photography, garment construction, business administration, among other things.
According to Dr. Persaud, Global Affairs Canada had provided funds to the World Food Programme’s Caribbean Multi Country Office, and the Government of Guyana, in turn, was able to access a grant valuing US$1.2 million.
