Life skills important as Guyana focuses on oil and gas – Humanitarian Mission

…120 graduate with life skills

Life skills today are just as important as they were a decade ago even in an emerging nation like Guyana which is now a rising oil and gas producer. This is according to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Humanitarian Mission Guyana Inc Suresh Sugrim.

Sugrim said recently that even as Guyana is placing much emphasis on agriculture also, a vacuum of life skills is developing.
The CEO was at the time speaking with the publication following a graduation exercise for more than one hundred individuals who had completed courses in over ten skill sets.
According to Sugrim, the skills learned can also be incorporated into the oil and gas industry but more importantly, it will offer the beneficiaries the opportunity to become self-employed and also save money by doing things for themselves.
Recently, 120 persons successfully completed courses in even life skills; electronic repairs, electrical installation level 1, sewing, cooking, cake decoration, information technology, cosmetology, hair, facial care and make-up, nails and balloon decor.
Delivering the keynote address at the graduation ceremony which was held at the University of Guyana Tain Campus auditorium, Sugrim called on the females to act in ways that will be supportive of the family.
“Stand up and break the generational gap of being housewives,” he said while noting that the attainment of skill is an opening that all genders should take advantage of since it aids in breaking the generational gaps such as poverty.
The CEO also touched on what he referred to as a high level of domestic violence and urged persons to speak out.
Many graduates were thankful for their achievements and took the opportunity to thank the donors and the Mission for giving them the opportunity to gain these skills.

One of the graduates, a retired teacher having served in the profession for some 36-years; Zita Adrian who topped the sewing class, pointed out that someone is never too old to learn something new and that attaining this skill was due to her mother’s love for sewing. She urged others to take up other classes available at the Mission since she will be doing so come the next batch of enrollment.
The Humanitarian Mission was initiated in 2005 as a non-profit organization aimed at helping the underprivileged to break the vicious cycle of poverty through the power of education and empowerment in Guyana.
In more than a decade of our operation, through your kindness and generosity of our donors, it has accomplished a fully equipped training center to support our activities, in Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice/Corentyne). The facility is being used for imparting vocational training and education to the community to help us break the cycle of poverty.
Meanwhile, in the coming months, the Mission will be offering courses in partnership with the Board of Industrial Training (BIT).
Among those courses are electrical installation, welding and fabrication, mechanics and AC and refrigeration repairs. (G4)