{"id":13659,"date":"2023-11-06T19:20:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T19:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=13659"},"modified":"2023-11-06T19:20:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T19:20:52","slug":"senior-entrepreneur-ruth-persaud-shares-inspiring-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/senior-entrepreneur-ruth-persaud-shares-inspiring-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Entrepreneur Ruth Persaud Shares Inspiring Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a heartwarming tale of reinvention, 61-year-old Ruth Persaud, a mother of three and retired administrative assistant, embarked on a new chapter of entrepreneurship, crafting home decorations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This venture was born out of a desire to fill her free time after an early retirement due to knee issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ruth&#8217;s creative journey began by drawing inspiration from YouTube tutorials, which ignited her passion for crafting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over time, she honed her skills, concentrating on utilizing recyclable materials like clothes hangers, newspapers, and bottles to fashion various decorations for different parts of the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Month of the Elderly came to a close, Ruth had a powerful message for her fellow senior citizens: embrace new experiences and avoid labeling oneself as &#8220;old.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She encouraged them to seize this moment in life, where time and opportunities abound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>October 1st is recognized as the International Day of Older Persons by the United Nations General Assembly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Guyana, the entire month is dedicated to celebrating and honoring senior citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those interested in purchasing Ruth&#8217;s crafts, she can be reached at 601 2555.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>[Reported by Fabiana Mcklmon for NCN Guyana]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a heartwarming tale of reinvention, 61-year-old Ruth Persaud, a mother of three and retired administrative assistant, embarked on a new chapter of entrepreneurship, crafting home decorations. This venture was&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13661,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13659"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13660,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13659\/revisions\/13660"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}