{"id":25898,"date":"2025-02-01T18:37:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T18:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25898"},"modified":"2025-02-01T18:37:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T18:37:49","slug":"minister-persaud-conducts-outreach-to-amerindian-villages-in-region-nine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/minister-persaud-conducts-outreach-to-amerindian-villages-in-region-nine\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Persaud Conducts Outreach to Amerindian Villages in Region Nine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon<\/em><br><em>December 19, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Vindhya Persaud, the Minister of Human Services and Social Security, recently completed a two-day outreach program in several Amerindian villages in Region Nine, where hundreds of residents accessed essential government services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During her visit to Aishalton, Sawariwau, Katoonarib, Kumu, and Moco-Moco, residents were able to receive assistance with various programs, including old age pensions, public assistance, childcare and protection services, as well as support for domestic violence and sexual offenses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, residents benefited from the Disability and WINN programs, which aim to provide support for vulnerable individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Persaud encouraged the residents to take full advantage of the services available to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also announced plans to provide training for the Aishalton Village Council to enhance the skills of those involved in their Day Care Centre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The training, which includes childcare, special needs education, and early childhood development, will be offered free of charge through the Ministry\u2019s Child Care and Protection Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regional Chairman Bryan Allicock expressed his satisfaction with the outreach efforts, noting that Region Nine had received the most ministerial, prime ministerial, and presidential visits in the country this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He attributed this to the significant development taking place in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the outreach, 138 individuals received free eye care, including tested spectacles, from the Ministry&#8217;s eye-care program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Persaud also spread holiday cheer by distributing toys to children, ensuring that many families had a brighter Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This outreach highlights the continued commitment of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security to support residents in remote areas, ensuring access to vital services for all Guyanese.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine ChaconDecember 19, 2024 Dr. Vindhya Persaud, the Minister of Human Services and Social Security, recently completed a two-day outreach program in several Amerindian villages in Region Nine, where&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25898","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\/25898","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=25898"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25899,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25898\/revisions\/25899"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}