Essequibo Coast women participate in capacity-building training

The Human Services Ministry, in collaboration with the Gender Affairs Bureau and the Regional Gender Affairs Committee, hosted a two-day gender and development training in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam).
The exercise was conducted at the Regional State House at Anna Regina, and among the topics discussed was the promotion and advancement of gender-related issues affecting women in today’s society.
Speaking with the trainees on Tuesday, the Chairperson of the Regional Gender Affairs Committee, Verina Rasheed, said the main purpose of the committee is to promote gender equality and empowerment of women, including an agenda for sustainable development.

Meanwhile, Senior Gender Affairs Officer at the Ministry, Hymawattie Lagan, said the first training pogramme, held in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), was successful and enhanced the knowledge of women at the end of the capacity-building workshop and orientation session.
She added that the Gender Affairs Bureau and the Regional Gender Affairs Committee are working diligently with the regional authorities to create an adequate framework for growth and development of all the citizens in the country, particularly women.
“The Regional Gender Affairs Committee was set up to operate in each region in the same way as other sartorial committees, and have a similar status. The RGACs are meant to be the backbone for the setting of the regional political, social and development programmes, and provide implementation, technical and monitoring support,” Lagan explained.
Region Two Chairwoman Vilma De Silva took the opportunity to welcome the Regional Gender Affairs Committee on its first gender and development training in Region Two. She also thanked the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and the RGAC team for their encouragement, training, guidance, and full support that they provided for women within the region, which will further benefit women not only in the region but also in the country.