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The Guyana Respon-sible Parenthood Association (GRPA) has moved from being known as the lowest performing NGO in the Caribbean to being the highest performer in 2015, Executive Director Patricia Sheerattan-Bisnauth said.
Sheerattan-Bisnauth stated that the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) has labelled the GRPA as the top performer for 2015 in the Caribbean for the western hemisphere.
The IPPF had stated that the GRPA continues to be much in the public eye and has developed a reputation as a rights-based organisation on the cutting edge of sexual and reproductive healthcare.
The GRPA head indicated that the organisation has also moved from being a high-risk company to a medium risk company, having turned out its financial situation. She stated that the company’s revenue in 2015 by 69 per cent, the first time in the company’s history to generate such a surplus.
She also stated that the organisation has increased its service and have provided over 88,000 services to different persons, mostly victims of gender based violence.
Presently, the organisation is in its fourth phase of accreditation by the IPPF.
“The GRPA rises… we have risen from being lowest performers in the region to becoming the highest performer for the whole Caribbean last year,” she said, adding that they provided 29 per cent of the service volume for the entire Caribbean of the western hemisphere. “We have managed to clear our deficit and generate a surplus.
She stated that the organisation has gained positive response from its “Still I rise” campaign where they focused on supporting pregnant, parenting and at risk adolescent girls. She stated that their volunteer service grew tremendously and was fortified by the cooperation.
Sheerattan-Bisnauth further noted that since they have increased their medical services, they have earned the reputation of being the leading provider of sexual and reproductive health services in the country.
Nevertheless, she stated that organisation has focused on their clients, particularly women and children who are at risk for violence.
The GRPA is currently advocating for the Government to implement the (Caribbean Community) Caricom framework to reduce teenage pregnancy which they signed in 2014 and also to develop a policy to reintegrate the pregnant or parenting girl child into school.
