GEPAN continued its Christmas tradition of gifting toys to children. This year, more than two hundred children on the Linden – Soesdyke Highway, Essequibo Coast, East Coast and East Bank Demerara were treated to a bit of good Christmas cheer. Book bags and stationery were provided to children in several Read more…
GEPAN Georgetown — On Thursday 26 July 2019, UNICEF and the University of Guyana (UG) hosted the Tain Talks on sexual violence in the Guyanese society. It was here that Director of the Child Care and Protection Agency (CCPA) Ann Greene, announced the troubling figure of 980 cases of child Read more…
GEPAN Georgetown 141 Guyanese survivors and victims of Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) opened up to share their experiences through a survey launched by GEPAN, late 2018. The results were shocking. The majority of women had suffered multiple forms of abuse at different stages in their lives, including during Read more…
(Previous version published in journal The Thinker, Vol.2, January 2019, by Anna Correia de Sá) In recent years, Guyana gained notoriety for ranking among the top five countries with the highest suicide rates in the world, aquiring third place after Sri Lanka and Lithuania in 2017. According to the Small Read more…
GEPAN, Georgetown – Every year, GEPAN provides stationery and school necessities to children as part of our commitment to enhance access to education. These items are given to children whose families are financially challenged and who subsequently find it difficult to attend school due to limited resources. This year, back-packs Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
GEPAN’s Support Education Campaign (SEC) 2017 kicked off earlier today, July 27, in Albouystown, Georgetown, Guyana. SEC was launched in 2016 as an initiative to assist modest families from primarily rural communities, with alleviating back-to-school expenses. This year, beneficiaries include communities from Essequibo, East Coast Demerara and Georgetown. Packages include Read more…
And we’re making progress! So don’t forget to drop off your donations to any of the members listed below!
