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Homestretch Avenue, Durban Park, Georgetown, Guyana Tel (592)-2254731, 2257-8353 WelcomeWelcome to our website. Help & Shelter was founded in 1995 to work against all types of violence, especially domestic violence and child abuse. 1161 reads
Help & Shelter 2007 Survey ReportBackground read more | 175 reads | 1 attachment
Statement for International Women's Day 2008On International Women’s Day 2008, Help & Shelter salutes and extends warm greetings to all those women from all ethnic groups throughout Guyana who continue to fulfill their numerous roles as mothers, grandmothers, wives, sisters, daughters, caregivers and breadwinners . We especially extend our support and solidarity to those who lost their loved ones in the massacres of Lusignan and Bartica. read more | 133 reads
HELP & SHELTER STATEMENT ON THE BARTICA MASSACREHelp & Shelter is inexpressibly saddened and appalled at and condemns unequivocally the massacre in Bartica of more innocent people: Edwin Gilkes, Dexter Adrian, Irving Ferreira, Zaheer Zakir, Shane Fredericks, Ron Osborne, Deonarine Singh, Ronald Gomes, Ashraf Khan, Abdool Yasin, Errol Thomas and Baldeo Singh. We extend our deepest sympathy to the families, relatives, friends and colleagues of those who were cruelly gunned down and call - as we did following the Lusignan massacre less than a month ago - for those responsible to be brought to justice. read more | 191 reads
Submissions on the Draft Education BillHelp & Shelter and Red Thread joined to make submissions on the Draft Education Bill. One key issue was the removal of corporal punishment from the Bill. The second submission deals with other matters pertaining to the administration of education. 312 reads | 2 attachments
Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - 25 November 2007The theme for the 2007 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is "Demanding Implementation, Challenging Obstacles: End Violence Against Women". Help & Shelter recognises the following obstacles to alleviating violence against women: 1) The failure of the Government to implement of the Policy Recommendations submitted by the Domestic Violence Task Force 2) Delay in the introduction of a Family Court 3) The degradation of women in advertising and popular culture read more | 340 reads
Governance, Policies and Procedures ManualHelp & Shelter has been in existence since 1995 and the production of this manual consolidates the experience and knowledge gained in trying to manage an NGO with challenges of human and financial resources. This manual can be downloaded here. It is available as part of our commitment to accountability to the public. 627 reads | 1 attachment
Manuals and Resources for working with Fourth Form StudentsHelp & Shelter and the Ministry of Education with the support of the British High Comission have embarked on a project to conduct some workshops with Fourth Form students in secondary schools across Guyana. The objective of the project is to equip the students with knowledge and skills which could alleviate the risk of domestic violence, suicide, alcohol abuse and child abuse in their lives. This will done through several interactive sessions. The attached documents are resources which facilitators will use as part of the workshops. read more | 560 reads | 4 attachments
Statement to support ban on Corporal Punishment5 December, 2006 and reissued 2 June, 2007 Open Letter to all Honourable Members of the Ninth Parliament, National Assembly of Guyana on the removal of corporal punishment from the Education Act . Dear Member read more | 3105 reads
RECOMMENDATONS BY HELP & SHELTER IN RELATION TO PROPOSED NEW EDUCATION LEGISLATIONHelp and Shelter hereby makes recommendations with respect to: The full document can be downloaded. 1266 reads | 1 attachment
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