Use uniform/supplies vouchers for intended purpose – Assistant CEO tells parents

The Department of Education in Georgetown has launched the distribution of the School Uniform and Supplies Voucher programme in the Georgetown Education District.
The simple but significant launching ceremony was held at the Ketley Primary School on Ketley Street, Charlestown, the Education Ministry’s Public Relations Department has said.
Assistant Chief Education Officer (Primary) Rabindra Singh, during the launching ceremony, said the voucher programme is one way the Government is ensuring the nation’s children have access to education. He urged parents to use the vouchers for their intended purpose; that is, to procure school items for their children to use as they remain engaged while at home, and when schools eventually reopen.
Singh also encouraged those present on Tuesday to advise other parents in their communities to visit the schools that their children attend to uplift the worksheets provided by the ministry.

He told the parents that the ministry needs their intervention to ensure children receive the worksheets, so that they can use them and have them returned to the schools for teachers to review and grade.
He said that, in some cases, it may be difficult for some parents to assist their children with completing the worksheets. However, according to the ACEO (Primary), the students should attempt the work, so that teachers can know what help they need, if any.
The school uniform and supplies voucher has been doubled in value, and now stands at $4,000. Each child in the public school system is entitled to a voucher, and their parent can uplift same at the school they attend.
In 2021, the Government of Guyana will restart the ‘Because We Care’ cash grant, whereby school children would receive $15,000 which will ease the pockets of parents and guardians in supporting their children and their academic pursuits.