{"id":22422,"date":"2024-09-05T14:12:14","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22422"},"modified":"2024-09-05T14:12:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T14:12:18","slug":"28-complete-bamboo-rattan-training-programme-in-santa-aratack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/28-complete-bamboo-rattan-training-programme-in-santa-aratack\/","title":{"rendered":"28 Complete Bamboo &amp; Rattan Training Programme in Santa Aratack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Fabiana McKlmon<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty-eight participants from the Santa Aratack Mission, Region Three, successfully completed the Bamboo and Rattan Products Development Training Programme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The month-long training provided practical skills in weaving bamboo and rattan, empowering participants to create sustainable, eco-friendly products aimed at boosting self-sufficiency in their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The graduates were praised for their dedication throughout the training, with many acknowledging the challenges faced and the sense of accomplishment they felt upon completing their products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their efforts are seen as a significant step toward enhancing local craftsmanship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Director of the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA), Kamrul Baksh, attended the graduation ceremony, where he emphasized the importance of advancing the skills gained during the programme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He outlined plans to extend the training to a second phase, with the goal of providing the participants with opportunities to market their products beyond the local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Santa Aratack was chosen for this initiative due to its expertise in bamboo and rattan weaving, positioning it as a key player in preserving and promoting traditional craft techniques in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The training programme was a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Tourism, Industry &amp; Commerce, the GTA, and the International Center for Bamboo &amp; Rattan, with support from the Chinese Embassy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme marks a significant step in empowering rural communities through skill development, while also promoting eco-friendly practices and traditional crafts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Fabiana McKlmon Twenty-eight participants from the Santa Aratack Mission, Region Three, successfully completed the Bamboo and Rattan Products Development Training Programme. The month-long training provided practical skills in weaving&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22388,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22422","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\/22422","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=22422"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22423,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22422\/revisions\/22423"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}