{"id":21042,"date":"2024-07-02T16:10:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=21042"},"modified":"2024-07-02T16:10:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T16:10:25","slug":"capacity-building-workshop-empowers-berbicians-in-environmental-project-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/capacity-building-workshop-empowers-berbicians-in-environmental-project-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Capacity Building Workshop Empowers Berbicians in Environmental Project Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Twenty-one residents from Berbice recently participated in a capacity building workshop organized by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The workshop, held in Region Six, focused on enhancing skills related to project development, co-financing, and budgeting, among other critical topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The training aimed to equip participants with the necessary expertise to lead local development projects that promote environmental sustainability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Devin Sears, Chairman of the Region Ten Tourism Committee, highlighted that the session specifically targeted individuals representing various organizations within the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the importance of community-driven projects that contribute to a greener environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the workshop, Devin Sears explained that the program aimed to guide participants in successfully applying for grants, with up to $10,000 USD available for eligible projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He expressed gratitude for the overwhelming support received from across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marissa Charles, National Coordinator of the Global Environment Facility Small Grants Program in Guyana, underscored the positive impact of the initiative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She noted that over 30 projects have already been funded through the program across all ten administrative regions in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The capacity building session not only increased awareness but also fostered active participation among local community members eager to leverage support for their developmental initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-one residents from Berbice recently participated in a capacity building workshop organized by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The workshop, held in Region Six, focused on enhancing skills related to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21043,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21042","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=21042"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21044,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21042\/revisions\/21044"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}