The smallest act of kindness can have the greatest impact
Georgetown – Some of you would recall Carol-Ann’s public plea for assistance for her two young toddlers a few weeks ago. Carol-Ann is one of many victims of domestic abuse and gender-based violence, but this time, her husband is currently charged and forced to face the law for breaking her left arm. Since the ordeal, […]
by Joanna Correia de Sá – Gender-Based Violence (GBV) generally refers to any harmful act which is perpetrated against a person’s will on the basis of their gender and more specifically as a result of socially ascribed gender norms which define how men and women should behave. It is therefore a form of discrimination and […]
Georgetown – GEPAN dispatched boxes of stationery to the Rupununi, (Region 9, Guyana), mainly with the objective of supporting the CSEC class of 2018. Stationery included notebooks and composition books, pens, writing paper and folders, as well as work books to support Mathematics and Industrial Arts /Technology classes. Recycled Primary School workbooks were also donated […]
GUYANA – Yesterday, sixteen-year-old Radika Tanesha Bissoon of Essequibo Coast received a laptop computer from GEPAN under our Support Education Campaign. Tanesha is a fourth form Business Stream student who, along with her younger sister and brother, performs well in school. However, the low-income family has been under strain ever since an accident left […]
In light of the recent observation of International Women’s Day, GEPAN has launched it’s Hope for Women fund as a symbolic move to reinforce the organisation’s commitment to help empower Guyanese women. The Hope for Women fund is designed to provide support to women and girls from modest homes who are socially and economically […]
Yesterday January 31st, 2018, GEPAN paid a visit to young Chetram Ramphal of Bush Lot village, East Berbice Corentyne (Region 6). Thirteen year old (13) Chetram Ramphal comes from a single parent home and is the youngest of five (5) children. After losing his father Chetram Ramphal Sr. who died in a tragic accident on […]
This year’s Support Education Campaign (SEC) was a success thanks to the immense support ushered in by local sponsors and the Guyanese diaspora. Although GEPAN had initially targeted two hundred and twenty-five (225) children from nine (9) villages, we were able to cater for thirty-six (36) additional beneficiaries, adding two (2) extra villages to the list. This brings […]
GEPAN’s Support Education Campaign completed its last outreach in the Pakuri Village – St. Cuthbert’s Mission, Region #4. It was the organisation’s final intervention under the SEC 2017 campaign before the reopening of schools countrywide. GEPAN member Angelique Temaul, delivered stationery and other school material to a village representative, including water bottles and school bags. The […]
During the course of the past week, one hundred and thirty (130) children from the Essequibo Coast, Region #2, received back-to-school items from the Guyana Empowered Peoples Action Network (GEPAN). Beneficiaries included children from Red Village, Lima, Lima Sands, Dartmouth, Golden Fleece and Adventure Sands. The Essequibo Coast population relies heavily on agriculture, in particular […]
The Guyana Empowered Peoples Action Network continued its Support Education Campaign (SEC) 2017 in Moruca, Region #1. Packages to assist with back-to-school expenses for twenty-five (25) children were delivered to the Haimacabra Primary School , as well as stationery to the Kamwatta Primary School. GEPAN Secretary, Don Stoll, explained that it was a much welcomed gesture […]
