US Embassy donates over US$24,000 to Voices GY

…to support migrant groups in Guyana

The United States Embassy in Georgetown on Tuesday announced that it would be directing some US$24, 897 in funds to local non-profit organisation Voices GY.
According to the Embassy, the funds will be used to organise a 12-week course to teach communications and community organising skills, and provide information on available social services, legal protection, and access to housing, medical assistance, and education.
The programme will also produce a migration-focused guide for civil society organisations and Government officials to help inform participative decision-making. The programme aims to build bridges between migrant populations and the local communities for the benefit of all who live in Guyana.
This grant is said to be part of the Embassy’s mission to build Guyanese social service delivery and support vulnerable populations by providing support to migrants and their host communities in Guyana, to engage leaders of vulnerable migrant groups and returning Guyanese in Regions Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) and Four (Demerara-Mahaica).
The support is provided under the aegis of the Julia Taft Refugee Fund, an initiative of the US Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, to fill gaps in assistance for refugee and migrant protection.
Meanwhile, Voices GY has emerged as one of Guyana’s leading civil society organisations in the areas of cultural integration, linguistic diversity, and human rights since activities began in April 2018.
Based in the capital, Georgetown, Voices GY has mobilised more than 2000 Guyanese and foreign nationals in multi-language events, important research initiatives, awareness campaigns, and language tuition to vulnerable groups.
The organisation has worked with diverse partners in the public, private and non-profit arenas.