The Amerindian Development Fund (ADF)-Guyana REDD+ Investment Fund (GRIF) Project Management Unit of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs recently launched a series of inception seminars in various hinterland regions to mark the full implementation of the project (Phase II) following the pilot stage which commenced in 2013 covering 26 villages. With...
The Amerindian Act, 2006 provides for, inter alia: Grants to communal land. Unlike the old Act, the new Act includes a process for the granting of land. For instance, a community can apply for land once they can prove that they have been living there for at least 25 years...
In line with its mandate to “recognize and protect the collective rights of Amerindian Villages and Communities” (Amerindian Act 2006), and affirming the basic human right of Amerindians to livelihood, the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs in partnership with Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) launched its National Secure Livelihoods Programme (NSLP) in...
Overview of the Hinterland Scholarship Programme The Hinterland Scholarship Programme was introduced in 1962. The first six (6) students were those who had written the Common Entrance Examination and performed creditably. They were awarded places at Secondary Schools in the capital city, Georgetown, hence scholarships were offered annually to outstanding...
The Welfare Department is responsible for formulating, facilitating and coordinating responses to social issues affecting the Amerindian Peoples of Guyana; it is divided into two sections: Welfare and Health and comprises of six (6) staff which includes, a Senior Social Worker, a Social Worker, two (2) Welfare Officers, a Staff...
Credit Scheme is one of many intiative established by the Ministry to promote and encourage the development and growth of industries to include Trade, Commerce, Manufacturing, Agriculture amd Fisheries in Amerindian Communities through the provision of business guidance, technical assistance, non-traditional credit facilities to small businesses/entrepreneurs or to groups of...
The Presidential Grant is one of the major interventions being undertaken by the Government aimed at boosting economic and social development for Amerindian People in the respective villages and communities. The allocation of grants commenced in October, 2007 with a total of One hundred and fifty million dollars (G$150,000,000) allocated...
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