{"id":20529,"date":"2024-06-13T16:04:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T16:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20529"},"modified":"2024-06-13T16:04:50","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T16:04:50","slug":"government-allocates-48-6-million-to-afro-guyanese-groups-for-community-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-allocates-48-6-million-to-afro-guyanese-groups-for-community-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Allocates $48.6 Million to Afro-Guyanese Groups for Community Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a move aimed at enhancing community empowerment among Afro-Guyanese populations, the government of Guyana has disbursed $48.6 million to 27 organizations across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each group received $1.8 million to support various community development projects tailored to meet local needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This funding represents the second installment under the government&#8217;s initiative to bolster grassroots initiatives within Afro-Guyanese communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The disbursement ceremony took place at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, where representatives from recipient organizations expressed appreciation for the financial support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They highlighted the funds&#8217; potential to significantly advance their respective organizational goals and benefit the broader African diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Mark Phillips emphasized the government&#8217;s commitment to fostering people-centered development. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted the restructuring of funding mechanisms to ensure that the entire $48.6 million is directed towards community projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, administrative costs had consumed a significant portion of allocated funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative aligns with Guyana&#8217;s efforts to support the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana and underscores the government&#8217;s dedication to promoting inclusive development and supporting marginalized communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial allocation in 2023 amounted to $100 million distributed among 55 groups, marking a continued effort by the government to empower Afro-Guyanese communities through targeted financial interventions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a move aimed at enhancing community empowerment among Afro-Guyanese populations, the government of Guyana has disbursed $48.6 million to 27 organizations across the country. Each group received $1.8 million&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20529","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=20529"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20531,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20529\/revisions\/20531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}