ANSA McAL Foundation Awards Three NGOs GYD$20 Million to Support Youth Development and Education

ANSA McAL and The ANSA McAL Foundation awarded three NGOs in Georgetown on Tuesday,
signaling their intention to invest GYD$20 million in programmes designed to create impact for
youth and support education in communities across Guyana.

Following a national call for social investment proposals in May that generated over 40 submissions, a rigorous selection process, site visits to shortlisted NGOs and a capacity-building workshop, three NGOs were presented with awards at Cara Lodge by Country Head for Guyana and Suriname, Troy Cadogan.

(L to R) Sandi Bowen of Tamùkke Feminists, Dr. Ayodele Dalgety-Dean of Blossom Inc., and Magaiva Gonsalves of Project New Nation

The awards are a commitment to support:

Blossom Inc., which will implement a year-long education-equity initiative for vulnerable youth between ages 12 and 26 in Region 7. ($10 million in funding)
Project New Nation, which will roll out a youth career-guidance programme in Bartica ($5 million)
Tamùkke Feminists, which will produce a video series aimed at strengthening young women’s voices in the Wapichan indigenous community in the South Rupununi. ($5 million)

Guyanese social development consultant Tiffany Kirton supported the site visits and workshop.