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Jul 19th, 2006 - 12:24:04 |
YES Headquarters
With the help of the Guyana Youth Service Corps, YES Guyana has implemented several individual capacity building programs. The In School Entrepreneurship program is teaching an entrepreneurial curriculum in two private schools and two public schools; the Guyana Government has paid for 60% of the program costs.
For another program, YES Guyana is working with Courts Guyana to begin providing funding for students attending woodworking schools to develop, market, and sell prototype tools and machines.
The Youth Spark program is an international business plan competition that has been offered in Guyana, South Africa, Turkey, the Netherlands, and the Philippines. The winning business plan entrepreneur receives a non-collateral loan for 5,000 Euro for which YES Guyana partnered with the Dutch National Youth Council in order to secure support from a local bank. Due to the huge success of Youth Spark, local businesses and NGOs worked together to sponsor SPARK Guyana. This program partners 15 youth with an experienced business mentor who offers business training and guidance on writing business plans. One entrepreneurial project is selected from the group to receive low-interest rate funding; YES Guyana acts as a loan guarantor for the project. Now with the help of the Prince Charles Youth Business Trust, all trained youth will be able to receive loan guarantees. Due to the success of the program a similar business plan program is being planned for replication in the Caribbean Region.
Jan 21st, 2005 - 09:50:05 |
Kenroy Roach
Greetings YES Family,
I’m privileged to be the new coordinator of YESGY Networks. Since we returned from the conference held in Mexico, which, I must say has profoundly prepared us for the continuation of our plans of action for the YES campaign in Guyana, we have been taking baby steps towards reorganizing our committee, after the former coordinator resigned. However, we have not lost enthusiasm and have air marked projects to be achieved by the end of 2005. Nevertheless, in order to spearhead any initiative productively a strong team must be on board, therefore the first step is to recruit persons from diverse agencies (government, NGO, civil society, private sector) and to be a part of the team.
A summary of other plans is as follows:
Creation of a strong monetary YESGY account, through fundraisers that will be hosted throughout the country.
Conduct a countrywide survey that examines the extent to which the High School curriculum meets the demands of the twentieth century Guyanese youth and affords them the opportunity to be versatile.
The establishment of a vocational program that trains high school dropouts and young single parents in trades that are highly demanded in Guyana.
Jan 12th, 2005 - 12:08:47 |
Kenroy Roach
YES Guyana has a new Country Coordinator Ronella Hill, a member of Rotract Club. Please visit this page for more information very soon.
Aug 23rd, 2004 - 15:55:38 |
Regina
In commemoration of International Youth Day, the official Launching and National Consultation of the YES Guyana Network was held on August 12 – 13th, 2004. Approximately forty youth from around Guyana were present. Additionally representatives from the United Nations Development Program, the Private Sector, and Caricom were present.
The Launching Ceremony Lasted for one hour. It featured the Cutting of the ribbon by the Patron of the Volunteer Youth Corps Mrs.Hilda Cox-Bullen wife of the American Ambassador to Guyana. A song was done by a youth from a Faith base Organization and a Poem by a youth from an associate Non-Governmental Organization. Ms. Goldie Scott Chairperson acting for Volunteer Youth Corps give the opening and welcoming remarks, whilst Dr.Edward Greene Assistant Secretary General of Caricom delivered the feature Address. Ms. Debbie Joseph Coordinator of YESGY Network, posited the closing remarks where she emphasized the need for multi- sectorial collaboration in the creation of employment among youth. Ms. Joseph Further urged the youth to take up the challenge of creating an entrepreneurial culture through advocacy, lobbying for Policy change, implementation of relevant programs in keeping with CSME and a Global world. She stated emphatically the need for young persons to be persistent.
Outcomes of Consultation: The participants on Day1 looked at the Barriers that confronts them in Guyana and the Caribbean taking into account the CSME AND GLOBOLISATION. Some of the major Barriers highlighted among others were as follows:
• Lack of access to information about employable opportunities.
• Lack of education facilities and proper education for rural areas.
• Little or no inclusion of youth in decision or policy making on matters that affects the future of youth.
• Lack of interest by Government or Private Sector on youth oriented projects.
• Lack of technical assistance for young entrepreneurs
• Disparity in accessing loans/micro credit
• Lack of programs for transition to work
On Day2, the participants deliberated on employment using the YES Framework for Action the Six E’s as guidelines. Several projects were articulated a few of which are likely to be realized in the near future. They are presently engaging the attention of the group members and advice is been sought to bring definition in order to propose the projects to the relevant authorities inclusive of Government, Donor Agencies, and Private Sector. Those chosen are :
• Creation of an Employment Bank
• Compost Project
• Cottage Preservative industry and Nature tourism
• Community and Regional Programs on HIV/AIDS, educational programs inclusive of health issues, peer education, skills upgrade and career guidance particularly in the rural and urban areas.
• Recycle Plant
Dec 2nd, 2003 - 06:26:53 |
Kenroy Roach
YES Guyana gets Presidential Endorsement
Chairman and Membership Retention Officer of VYC Kenroy Roach and Meleika Thom respectively met with President Bharrat Jagdeo recently to present the VYC’s efforts at facilitating the development of a Youth Employment Summit (YES) network in Guyana. Coming out of this meeting, the Guyanese leader committed himself to working with the VYC to ensure that attention is given from all levels of the Guyanese Society on the plight youth people face in finding jobs and the need for common and unifying strategies to reduce the current level of unemployment. President Jagdeo assured VYC that he will ensure that the government’s efforts are highlighted and that government will play a critical role in the working of the network.
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