What is VSO?

Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is a human development agency which works through volunteers. It is an independent, non -sectarian international organisation, committed to assisting communities to achieve their development aims. VSO is a registered charity in the UK, funded by a grant from DFID (Department for International Development) and donations from the public.

The agency has almost 2000 volunteers working in 74 developing countries. The volunteers are recruited from offices in Canada, UK, Netherlands and Portugal. The volunteers receive a daily living allowance and are subject to the same working conditions as their colleagues.

Why have a volunteer?

While learning from and with a local person, VSO professionals share skills and build capabilities in a number of ways. Working alongside local colleagues, they can introduce new ideas and practices in order to strengthen local organizations; they can produce technical or management experience through training.

VSO in Guyana

VSO Guyana was re-established in 1989, in response to the needs to of the nation. the programme has developed in a diverse manner with volunteer placements in areas of health, education, technology, natural resource management, business, social and community development. The agency is providing skilled and experienced professionals, by working alongside Guyanese they can introduce new ideas and practices to strengthen institutions, local organisations and individuals; the volunteers live and work in ways which are sensitive to the cultural values of others. VSO Guyana has volunteers working in regions 2,4,5,6,7,9 and 10.

The agency responds to direct requests of individual governmental and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reviews all applications and retains the right of final approval.

Current areas of work

Region 2
Cotton Field Secondary School; Anna Regina Multilateral School; Charity Secondary School; Abraham Zuil Secondary; Guyana Water Authority;

Region 4
NCERD; GS&WC; Georgetown Hospital; Georgetown School of Nursing; Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Centre; Ministry of Agriculture; Magnet Schools Project; Cyril Potter College of Education; University of Guyana; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; NARI; GUYWA

Region 5
Guyana Rice Development Board

Region 6
CPCE Rosehall
GEAP - Corriverton

Region 7
Bartica Secondary School

Region 8
Paramakatoi Community School

Region 9
St. Ignatius Secondary School

Region 10
GEAP Linden

Contact Information
VSO Programme Office 107/7 Lamaha and Carmichael Streets, North Cummingsburg
or P.O.BOX 12199, Georgetown Guyana
Tel:70689/72688
Fax: 68613
Email: vso@guyana.net.gy

Contact persons:
Marlyn Jordan - Programme Director
Jennifer Britton- Programme Officer
Michael Kendadd - Programme Officer
Beverly Rodrigues - Programme Officer
 
 

Youth Challenge Guyana is a branch of Youth Challenge International (YCI). Youth Challenge Guyana brings together youth from Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and Guyana to work on community identified projects. Volunteers are called "Challengers" as during the project that challenge themselves and the community to achieve and set new goals and share ideas and customs.

YCI Mission:
Building the skills, experience and confidence of young people and communities to effect positive social change.
 

YCI values:

• Our projects and activities are grounded in real problems and current issues identified by local             communities
• Our activities and processes are cost-effective and make extra-ordinarily efficient use of resources
• YCI unleashes creativity, is willing to take risks, and seizes opportunities
• We strive to be a highly flexible, responsive and adaptive organization
• We promote a results-oriented culture that thrives on problem solving
• Partnership, shared ownership and continuous cross-consultation are key to success

What kinds of Projects?
Infrastructure - YCG can assist communities with building, renovations or infrastructure projects. The volunteers are not skilled professionals and will rely in the ongoing help from the community members with technical expertise to guide them in any project they are participating in.

Health and Youth Support - According to the interest of the community, the group can run workshops on various health issues such as HIV/AIDS, sanitation and water borne diseases, malaria prevention and many others. Workshops on youth include issues on sexuality, family planning, leadership and self esteem.

Funding and materials - It is important to realize that YCG is not a funding agency, and projects are run on a very small budget, the funds used a re entirely fund raised by the participants previously. Therefore the group can only commit to projects that are funded by the community or a funding agency. YCG can provide advice on possible sources of funding.
 

Youth Challenge Guyana Field Programme 2001

Project 1 - Region 1 Moruca/Waini River area

Here the challengers will liaise with local youth groups and assist in bringing the isolated groups closer. All of their activities will be based on themes already identified by youth community members e.g. organising, project management; financial controls and management of resources; employment opportunities; health education and HIV/AIDS awareness. The group will also do interactive tutoring using distance education modules. Also three infrastructural programmes are planned - the rehabilitation of Kumaka Secondary School; rehabilitation of Kumaka Secondary School Dormitories; and the construction of Youth Vocational Centre.

Project 2 - Region 2 Upper Pomeroon & Region 4: Mahaica

The group will assist in finishing off the rehabilitation of the Jacklow Primary School. The group can identify other community needs such as environmental education, workshops and educational forums at the weekly market in Charity. The Youth Challenge International Boat Shed needs finishing off. In Mahaica, the Help and Shelter Women's Refuge will be assisted by the establishment of an income-generating poultry and gardening venture started by a previous group. The group will also construct a sheltered workshop for arts and craft.

Project 3 - Region 8 Mahdia

The group will work to revitalize a Youth Advisory Council which a former YCG group assisted to establish. In this the group will strengthen the capacity of the youth leaders and run a follow up meeting that will focus on issues identified by local youth leaders. Capacity strengthening will focus on training in the hard and soft skills for future youth leaders. The group will also assist in implementing a Results Based Monitoring System. They will also work with trainee teachers and provide interactive tutoring using distance education modules. They will also assist with health education sessions.

In the Press

Contact information
Contact: Chris Curnow ( Field Programme Director)
Mr. Simon Francis ( Assistant FPD)
Address:116/117 Cowan Street, Kingston GT
Tel:227-6539/225-0129/223-7884
Fax: 223-7884
Mailing address: Youth Challenge c/o CIDA Section Canadian High Commission, P.O. Box 10880, Georgetown

Mission Statement

To contribute to poverty reduction by empowering community based organisations and small and micro entrepreneurs to promote their social and economic development using volunteer consultants and through participatory methods of work.

Goals

• To strengthen NGOs and community-based organisations

• To promote the development of micro entrepreneurs by working through NGOs and by strengthening small business associations

• To provide a business advisory service for small and medium enterprises

• To develop professionally the members of the GVC roster

• To work towards the sustainability of GVC

Guyana Volunteer Consultancy was formed in 1993 for development sustainability of the Canadian Executive Service Organisation-Business Advisory Services project, which had a mandate to strengthen the operations of Guyanese manufacturers, primary resource business and other organisations with an emphasis on small to medium sized private sector business.

In April 1993, CESO provided a Volunteer Adviser Mr. Earnest Dyck to work with Future's Fund on the institutional Strengthening of ten NGOs and three private sector organisations. Three local volunteers had the opportunity to work with Mr. Dyck and so the idea of GVC working with NGOs in capacity building was born.

GVC was formed on the understanding that the need for consulting services to small businesses and NGOs will continue and these organisations can depend on local Guyanese expertise for its development. GVC is seeking to develop a culture of consultancy, a national self reliance, self determination and at the same time improving the standards of living and enhance the quality of life of Guyanese.

GVC has found that working through NGOs is a cost-effective way of reaching poor and disadvantaged target groups.

CESO has assisted in funding the GVC administrative needs and other small costs incurred in the functioning of the organisation.

In 1995 GVC was incorporated under the companies act Chapter 89:01, and officially became a non profit organisation.

Contacts:
Harry Dyett (Coordinator/Secretary)

Address:
110 Barrack Street, Kingston,
Georgetown, Guyana

Tel (592) - 226-0203 or (592) 227 3133
Email: ceso-gvc@solutions2000.net

What is Youth Can Move the World?

Youth Can Move the World is a programme initiated by the Varqa Foundation in 1999. It is a programme designed to prepare youth for the challenges in the modern society. It addresses issues such as domestic violence, promotion of the Arts, Human Rights, Gender Equity, Protection of the Environment, Domestic Violence, Global Prosperity, Reproductive Health, Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Literacy and Prejudice and Discrimination (Volume 1).  Personal and Community Transformation (Volume 2) this part includes writings from the various religion and aims to instill in youth chastity, love, unity, piety, the understanding of the importance of prayer and the purpose of life.

Who can attend?
Participation is invited from throughout Guyana from youth between the ages of 15 and 30. The youth will then attend a week-long workshop that address the issues. The programme is in the form of presentations given by people in the relative fields as well as related activity sessions. Apart from studying sports and meeting new people are a huge part of the workshop.

The Programme
Upon completing the workshop the participants will return to their communities as “facilitators” where they will conduct their own classes with youth in their community. These facilitators are in fact volunteers who are doing their bit to develop their community, they will be armed with manuals given to then, a facilitator's manual as well as manuals for their participants. These classes in each locality is expected to last one year, here they will study in depth the issues and develop themselves personally with the help of the personal and Community Transformation section. 

Upon the end of the year a Festival is held where the facilitators and their groups will present what the have learnt in the form of the arts: song, dance, puppetry, banners, board games, pamphlets, drama and poetry. Prizes will be awarded to the first three places in each category.

Contact:
Varqa Foundation
122 Parade Street Kingston
Tel:226-7870
 http://www.sdnp.org.gy/varqa

Guyber Club is the Extension of the Millennium Young People’s Congress (M.Y.P.C). it was an initiative of Peace Child International – a UK based charitable organisation. The objective of this congress was to gather the collective view of the young people of the world on several priority issues. In a bid to ensure Guyana’s effective representation at this platform, a support group was formed to assist the delegation in gathering and collating data on Guyana's top ten priorities:

• Education
• Environment
• Health
• Poverty 
• Human Rights
• Unemployment
• Science and Technology
• Travel and tourism
• Morality
• Corruption

•  To provided opportunities for young people to work together in fellowship, dedicated to service and youth development.
• To recognize the dignity of youth and learning; to provide opportunities for gaining increased knowledge and understanding of local and global affairs To recognize and develop constructive leadership qualities and personal integrity
• To provide clean, wholesome activities for interested youth
• To encourage and practice thoughtfulness and helpfulness
• To recognize all opportunities to serve as valuable citizens
• To recognize, practice and promote ethical standards as leadership qualities and vocational responsibilities
• To provide Guybernet with needed assistance wherever and whenever possible, to the fullest of its ability

The Federation was founded in 1943 and is one of one of the earliest umbrella organisations in the history of social services in Guyana. The federation works in close collaboration with the Women's Affairs Bureau and is affiliated to the Associated Country Women of the World.

Objectives:

• To bring rural and urban women together to acquire skills which will help them in their homes and communities. Hence their motto "Better women for home and community."
• To support members in giving instruction and training in Home Economics, Handicraft and Cultural matters.
• To promote and encourage the exchange of ideas and conduct research in the field of Home Economics and Handicraft.
• To maintain relationships with appropriate Governmental Agencies, National and International.
• To develop a spirit of cooperation, initiative and enterprise with its members and their communities.
• To seek affiliation with similar organisations in the developed and developing countries.

During this Biennium, the Guyana Federation of Women's Institutes plans to do more in farming activities and to have a permanent building where their craft and produce can be sold.

Assistance will be sought to to organize and fund a workshop on Small Business Management.
 
 

Habitat for Humanity Guyana, is a branch of Humanity for Humanity International, which is a world wide housing NGO with its base in Georgia USA. The organisation works through local communities to provide housing to people who need it most.

In Guyana the organisation was formed in 1994 and has local committees working in various areas, these committees are made up of local volunteers who design simple affordable homes. the volunteers interview and select families based on need, these families are also mandated to work a certain amount of hours on the construction of the homes. The Habitat for Humanity offers opportunity and not necessarily charity.

Support to build the homes come form various sources in Guyana, these include churches, companies and cooperations, embassies as well as other organisations and individuals. The beneficiaries of the homes repay the cost of construction over a period of fifteen years, this money goes into a revolving fund used to construct more homes.

In addition to building homes, the organisation also sees their cause building self-esteem, self reliance.

Contact:
Sinikka Henry
Habitat for Humanity
275 David Street, Kitty Georgetown
Tel: 227-7104
email: habitat@guyana.net.gy

In the press:
Habitat International chief to visit Guyana

The Club was founded in May 1990 by the St.Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Youth Club in response to the growing prevalence of drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, crime and premaritial sex among the youth.

Aims:

• To offer sports, culture and education as an alternative to a life on the street
• To get youth closer to God
• To improve sports in the township and its surrounding villages

Some of the Club's achievements are as follows:

• First division status in Berbice Cricket was granted to the Club after one year of existence
• The Club produced nine national players (N.Williams, S.Grant, R.Batson, A.Percival, D.Hicks, A.Fudadin, S.Marks, and R. Crandon)
• The Club has its own Club Hall with a full time staff.
• The Club had a very active anit-drug and pro-education campaign.
• The Club is the producer of two monthly television programmes (DTV-8) 
• The Club feeds the poor on a regular basis and shares out toys, hampers and clothing.
• The Club has just started to train youth in Computing, Sewing, typing and Home Economics.
• On a yearly basis, the Club organises a medical outreach programme to assist the poor inthe community.

This is an non governmental and charitable organisation founded by Bri Maya Tiwari (maya Ma) - a pioneer in the field of non medicine health care and Ayurvedic preventative and whole life education for the individual, family and community. MOM has been mobilizing an international sustaining health and wellbeing force. MOM has successfully established its first working model in the Caribbean and Asian communities in New York. 

MOM helps to awaken in all individuals and communities a sense of shared responsibility for the well being of the human family as a whole. MOM's work serves all people of all ethnic, economic, religious and cultural backgrounds.

We welcome assistance in the areas below:

• Sponsoring MOM's work in Enmore Village
• Joining and supporting MOM's training force in Guyana
• Preparing to be a part of MOM's movement for poverty elimination, whole life practice, and community restoration.
• Endorsing MOM's work
• sending money to facilitate MOM's work

MOM has one primary goal within the community: holistic health care education. MOM's programmes educate and empower community members about preventative health maintenance and care, healthful nutrition and exercise, safeguarding the environment. MOM's programmes for AIDS and HIV and cancer care include Ayurvedic nutrition, yoga, meditation, chanting and group support work.

Contact:
Rolinda Kirton
Center for Inner Harmony
125 Barrack Street, Kingston, Georgetown.
Tel: 225-5191
Email:rolinda_g@yahoo.com

Or
Mother OM Mission, USA
90 Davis Creek Road
Candler North Carolina 28715
Tel:825-258-9999
http://www.wisearth.org
email:health@wisearth.org
 

The Corps was established in 1961 and first received formal invitation from Guyana in 1966.
Their founding mission is to help the people of developing countries meet their basic needs and help promote mutual understanding among Americans and people from other cultures.

The Peace Corps Act is the source of the three main goals of the Corp's mission:

• To help the peoples of interested countries and areas in meeting their needs for trained men and women;
• To help promote a better understanding of the American people in the part of the peoples served;
• To help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of American people.

Community Health Education Development Project

Here, health education volunteers are attached to local health centres, and in collaboration with local staff, they work on imparting knowledge on topics such as breast-feeding, diarrhea, worms, coughs, cold, nutrition and HIV/AIDS. Volunteers are also working with community leaders and groups to facilitate health assessments and projects.

Information Technology

This is a new project area undertaken by the organisation in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, and will be called "Community Information Technology."
The main role of the volunteers will be to teach IT education and improve hands on skills to the local participants.

Other aims of the project include:

• Assist in strengthening the national IT educational programme in the school system
• Teaching the teachers at the Teachers' Training College
• Provide training in computer skills to teachers and students who will in turn teach others in the community
• Help to establish IT systems in pilot schools

ROC was established under the Human Rights Commission, and comprises young people from high schools and universities. ROC has worked for two years on Children's Right activities, the core group formed themselves into Rights of the Children (ROC) in November 1999 and the campaign "Holding Onto Friendships" was launched. 

Becoming a member of ROC means being active in ROC campaigns. Anyone under the age of 23 years can join ROC. The organisation has small co- ordinating groups in different Regions and a national co-ordinating group in Georgetown to help carry out ROC campaigns.

What has ROC done:

• Conducted a cycle of Youth Advocacy Training
• ROC has carried out two national radio call-in programmes and two"Viewpoints".
• Child Rights-based murals were painted on the wall of the Guyana Human Right's Center.
• Carried out a signature campaign.
• Completed 3 workshops of mural painting.
• A  mural was completed on the wall of the Central Post Office on the theme the" Colour of Friendship".
• Human Rights Education Holiday Programmes for young children.
• Carried out Human Rights Education Broadcasts to schools.
• Two members attended the National  Youth Campaign Racism 2000.
• The annual Mashramani Carnival theme for 2000 show  a marked influence of the ROC campaign - "Unity", "Togetherness ","One People".
• "Race- Free Zone " Campaign was launched on November 20th 1999.
• ROC -A -THON against Racism to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

International Toastmaster 

The club is devoted to making effective oral communication a worldwide reality. Through its clubs worldwide, it helps its members to learn the art of speaking, listening and thinking... skills that promote self actualization, enhance leadership potential, foster human understanding and contribute to the betterment of mankind. It is the basic mission  of the international club to expand its worldwide network of clubs, offering ever greater numbers of people the opportunity to benefit from its programmes.

Toastmaster is for everyone, no member shall be deliberately discriminated against in the conduct of the officials of the club because of age, race, creed, gender or colour. A basic requirement is that the candidate be at least 18 years old.

Toastmaster International has 8300 clubs worldwide in 70 countries. It was founded by Dr. Ralph Smedley in October 22, 1924.

Mission of the Georgetown Toastmaster Club

To provide a supportive and positive learning environment in which every member has an opportunity to develop communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self confidence and personal growth.

Profile of the Georgetown Toastmaster's Club
The Georgetown club is an affiliate of the International Toastmaster's Club. It was chartered in March 1959 under Derek Adamson. Over the years hundreds of people benefited from training in communication and leadership. Its programme teaches the use of techniques such as body language, speech organisation and voice control. It provides an environment that is conducive to active learning and members benefit from feedback from peers.

Extra Club Activities

School programmes
During the month of October, the club used the opportunity to share their knowledge and techniques with students in secondary schools in Georgetown. They delivered the Rudiments of Effective Communication to 500 students from 8 schools, the Georgetown Toastmasters Club is willing to facilitate the establishment of speaking clubs in secondary and tertiary institutions.

Public Awareness Programme
During Founders week the public relations committee launched a widespread media programme to appraise the public of its activities and an invitation was extended to interested persons to attend their meetings on Mondays from 7:30 pm at the YWCA, Brickdam.

Communication in Business
A one day seminar on Communication in Business was hosted by the club on 24th November 2000. This seminar was held in collaboration with the Institute of Distance and Continuing Education. The programme was aimed at middle-level managers and supervisors, and attracted 15 participants.

Crossing the bridge from amateur to professional speaker
Why settle for one or two sides of the triangle when you can have three, better listening, thinking and speaking. Join us now to receive that great gift.

Contact:
Georgetown Toastmaster's Club
YWCA Upper Brickdam 
Meeting times every Monday (except holidays)
http://www.gttoastmasters.org.gy/

Toastmasters International
PO Box 9052 Mission Viejo, CA 92690 USA
http://www.toastmasters.org
 

Guyana Community Based Rehabilitation (GCBRP) began in 1986 after being registered as a Specially Authorized Society under the Friendly Society's Act on August 16 ,1985. It is a non- governmental organization with headquarters in Georgetown.

GCBRP started as a small project and expanded to six of the ten  administrative regions of Guyana. It trains volunteers, teachers, health and social workers to work with persons with disabilities (PWDs) and their families. The programs aims at promoting community involvement and the participation of PWDs and their families in meeting their own needs within local communities. It works with PWDs in four main areas: vision, hearing, and speech; movement: and learning. In addition, it works to develop the self -esteem and self reliance of PWDs and their integration into mainstream of society.

Its Philosophy:

• All persons with disabilities should be regonise as citizens and should be accorded all rights extended to other citizens.
• Persons with disabilities should have equal opportunities to participate fully in the  social and economic life of the community.
• Persons with disabilities should be given access of support and resources to enable them to participate life of the community.
• The goal of this process is to help in the creation of a society which values people from all backgrounds.

• To promote the work of the Regional CBR Communities.
• To promote the education, training ,rehabilitation and general welfare of persons with disabilities in Guyana and to assist their families to meet their special needs.
• To protect the rights of persons with disabilities.
• To promote the integration of persons with disabilities in society.
• T o provide the forum for the exchange of information and ideas in the area of disability to parents and the wide public.
• To support the regional resource units as places to offer support and services to persons with disabilities.
• To carry out fund raising activities in order for the committee to fulfill its objectives.
• To increase public awareness with the goal of making society aware of the rights of the persons with disabilities.
• To promote income generation activities among persons with disabilities and their families.
• To share expense, exchange of information and knowledge concerning disability issues among and/or between persons with disabilities, their families and the public. 

• Community based action program in the regions.
• Income generation program 
• Disabled organization program 
• Volunteer recruitment and training program 

Contact:
Guyana Community Based Rehabilitation Program(GCBRP)

Health Care 2000 is a non governmental organization which is dedicated to the well being of the poor and needy. Its services are the dissemination of health information, the provision of aid in the form of food stuff and clothing and the rendering of medical and community services.

Its core of volunteers comprise of doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians and pharmacists dedicated to the common good of mankind.

Since it is a charitable organization our sources of funding are businesses, organizations and individuals. Very often we seek governmental assistance in executing some of our programs.

Our Information Division hosts a television program every Wednesday with it's host and co-ordinator, Miss Joan William's as well as a doctor from our panel discusses various aspects of health care.

We are continually souring foodstuff, clothing and medicine from businesses, agencies and individuals which we periodically distribute to the poor and the needy, we also entertain the destitute during this period.

Our community services includes the painting of the road signs, pedestrian crossing and bus sheds.

Our medical outreach programs are very successful. We dispense medical care to hundreds of patients, in some instance we do minor surgeries.

Health Care 2000 intends to expand its services significantly over the coming years and hopes for the continued support from the wider community.

Contact:
Joan William's
Tel: 225-3538
Cell: 294-3538
Email:joan@solutions2000.net
 

About the club
This club is an autonomous, non-profit organisation geared to educate and re-educate people on nature studies, that is environmental literacy and nature tours. Meetings are usually held at North Georgetown Secondary School and a certificate is offered upon completion of the study and field trips are also offered, free of cost. 

Motto: 

"Ever researching, Ever Serving."

Objective:
To know Guyana's natural resources and how to make good uses of them in a holistic manner.

Projects carried out include:

• Sanitary improvement of North Georgetown Secondary School's ground
• Outreach educational programmes for Primary and Secondary school students
• Production of plants namely food, medicinal. ornamental and forest species
• Production of aquariums

Contact: 
For more information on the club's activities or to become a member contact us at:
email: evegreenclub@hotmail.com 
Tel:592-227-2410/227-8259
Lot 7 Henry Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown
 

Mission Statement

The NAP is derived out of a desperate need for support of the families in Guyana afflicted with the disease of addiction.

NAP aims to provide an institutional arrangement to aid victims in their efforts to overcome their problems. It is the mission of NAP to encourage every individual and family to take responsibility for combating substance abuse and addiction in Guyana.

Objectives:

• To assist persons afflicted with the disease of addiction and to arrest the disease.
• To motivate both individuals and families to becoming responsible and reproductive members of society.
• To provide meaningful opportunities for young adults in the society to become equipped with skills for self development.
• To disseminate information on the nature, extent and consequences of drug abuse.
• To endeavour to create an enabling environment for the achievement of the foregoing environment.

A large percentage of drug addicts are young people between the ages of 15-35 years.There are also a high correlation between drug addiction, criminality, and sexually transmitted disease (HIV/AIDS).

The New Alpha Opportunity Project (NAOP) seeks to assist addicts and their families in Guyana to arrest the disease, and would provide professional counselling and therapy for the addicts and families.

NAOP is a non -governmental organization derived out of a desperate need of support of the families in Guyana afflicted with the disease of addiction. Its mission is the provision of institutional arrangement  to aid victims in the efforts to overcome their problems. NAOP encourages every individual and family to take responsibility for combating substances abuse and addiction in Guyana. The organization has at its disposal persons equipped in the areas of counselling, youth development, management, business administration, law and community development.

Contact:
New Alpha Opportunity Project.
President Leonard Reece,
34 Hope Street,
South Cummingsburg,
Georgetown.
Tele#:227-3586.
 

Brahma Kumaries World Spirituals University

The University was founded in 1936 in Karachi by Brahma Baba. Inspired by a series of revelations, Brahma dedicated the remaining 33 years of his life to bringing into reality his vision to people of all cultural, economic and religious backgrounds coming together to rediscover the spiritual dimension of their lives. 

As an international university with around 3,500 branches in over 70 countries, the Brahma Kumaries offer people of all backgrounds the opportunity to learn meditation and deepen their understanding of universal principle's and innate values through a variety of educational programmes, courses and learning resources

As a worldwide family of individuals of all walks of life, the University provides a caring, co-operative and supportive environment which encourage individuals to bring out the best in themselves.

As a global organization which co-ordinates international and community projects, the University has created opportunities for people in 129 countries to participate in a variety of initiatives aimed at creating a better world where people live in peace and harmony.

Courses, seminars and workshops.
Throughout the world the University centres offer a variety of short courses, lectures and seminars which focus on the development of specific personal skills and quality of character. These include:

• Positive Thinking.How to use your mind in a positive and focused way.
• Stress free living.Understanding, managing and preventing stress.
• Self managing leadership course for professionals and how to manage one's thoughts, emotions and behaviour when in management role.
• The four face of woman. Reconnecting with the external self.
• Self management for quality of life. How to increase your self value.
• The secrets of self-esteem. How to build and sustain self-esteem and self worth.

Working with the United Nations
The overarching and global spiritual perspective of the Brahma Kumaries helps to highlight and strengthen the ideals and motivating principles and underlying the work and spirit of the United Nations. Speaking with the authority of an increasingly large segment of civil society concerned with human and social values, the University's work supports UN programmes and a wide range od developmental, humanitarian and other issues. Its special competence allows it to bring a particularly ethical and spiritual approach to world concerns and for these to be expressed within the broad forum of UN circles.

The Brahma Kumaries is a non governmental organization in general consultative status with the Economic and Social council of the UN, and the consultative status with UNICEF. It is also affiliated to the Department of Public Information.

International Projects

• The Million Minutes of Peace.
• Global Co-operation for a better world.
• Sharing our values for a better world.
• Living values.

• Service in the Community
• Working with the faith communities
• Working with arts
• Working with the sciences
• Working with health practitioners
• Working with prison staff
• Working with youth

Contact:
International Addresses.
Brahma Kumaries World Spiritual University
World Headquarters
PO Box No,
Mount Abu,
Rajas than 307501,
India.
Tel#:(+9)2974-38261-68
E-mail: abu@bkwsu.com
Http://www.bkwsu.com
 

Interact is a Rotary sponsored service for young people aged 14-18, with more than 150,000 members in more than 6,500 clubs in one hundred countries and geographical areas. Rotary International launched the world-wide programme in 1962. The Rotary Club of Georgetown Central sponsors the Interact Club of Queens College.

Rotary International is a global network of 29,000 in 161 countries and geographical areas. It consist of more than 1.2 million professionals men and women who, as civic leaders, volunteer to improve the quality of life in their home and world communities. Rotary club supports programmes that address today's most critical issues, including violence, drug abuse, AIDS, hunger the environment, illiteracy, youth development and international understanding.

The beginning of October marked the dawn of a tremendous step taken by the Interact club of Queen's College. A teaching programme aimed at developing and enhancing the skills and potential of Georgetown's deprived, youth came into full functioning on October 8th, 2000. In search for children who may need help in basic skills that imperative to one's future. reading and writing, the Interact Club decided to work with the youth from the Joshua Home.

Every Sunday, from 11:30 to 2:00 pm, volunteers from the Interact Club are at the Sathya Sai Baba Centre, working with 40 youths. The children range from 4 to 15 years of age. Proving a healthy lunch for these youths is a priority of these projects and the members of the Interact Club make sure that this priority is fulfilled adamantly..

After lunch is served the 12:30 to 1:45pm is time for the children to separate into their individual classes (according to the age level). There are six classes. No more than six students so each student is guaranteed personal attention. The younger children are taught basic skills such as reading, writing, and counting; while the older students learn English Language, Mathematics and Spanish.

Fund Raising Activities:

• Tea Party
• Sell drinks at standard trails/sports day(sports week)
• Members dues- $200 annually
• Donation box
• Make and sell Valentine's Day Corsages
• Food sale
• Sell Christmas Cards

Activities For The Year 2000-2001:

• Feeding people at the Dharm Sala (debt of $10,000)
• Big brother/ sister programme
• Board game day
• Teaching programme on sundays for orphans at the Joshua House
• Paint the refurbish basketball court
• Student of the month award
• Donations of books/clothes to charity
• Basketball Uniform
• Obtain banner
• Develop a Web page
• Move-A- Thon
• Race- Free Zone Project
• Posters- AIDS AWARENESS, ALCOHOL ABUSE & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
• Provide Christmas post box
• AIDS AWARENESS PROGRAMME (Message should be throughout schools)
• Who knows you the best contest (Valentine's Day Activity)
• Visit to the Psalms (Activity for Global Youth Service Day Celebrations)

Future Plans For 2001:

• Visit to the Public Hospital (Paediatric Ward), 4th Saturday in every month.
• Supports the Mothers In Black who lost their children.
• Becoming a member of the UNESCO Club.
• Development of an Interact Newspaper.
• Visit to the PSALMS.

Contact:
Interact Club Of Queens College
Camp & Thomas Street,
Georgetown,
Guyana.
Tele#:226-1046,224-2669
E-mail:rnarwani@guyana.net.gy
 

Dominion Education Agency is founded from Dominion Household Ministries, as an innovative crisis response program for community education and intervention on HIV/AIDS. The program will work with any agency, individual or group that promotes moral excellence for all people, change in irresponsible sexual behavior, the values of human life and seeks the raise the consciousness of the masses towards the risk and prevention of HIV/AIDS. This agency will also encourage personal accountability for the self enhancement and empowerment, especially among children and youth at the Micro and Macro level. 

Mission Statement:
To facilitate changes in sexual behavior through preventative education on HIV/AIDS among children and youth.

Objectives:

• To implement a crisis response strategy for community education and intervention on HIV/AIDS
• To network with any agency, individual or group that supports responsible sexual behavior
• To target youths and children as its primary audience
• To advance a cause for the provision of adequate children's recreation facilities and appropriate youth services at the community level
• To implement viable economic ventures for funding part of the agency
• To provide a confidential referral service to the public for individuals with STDs or AIDS
• To sensitize the general public about the dangers of HIV/AIDS through the performing arts

Objects

• To locate and prepare a listing of the British Guyana Volunteer Force, Guyana Defence Force and the Guyana People's Militia and secure their membership as specified in rule 3(a)
• To provide for its members, social welfare and benevolent assistance
• To found and operate any scheme intended to promote the economic welfare of its members and/ or privilege and benefits for its members
• To propose,support or oppose legislation in the best interest of members
• To foster patriotism and civic loyalty and encourage fraternal and historical activities
• To acquire or dispose of movable or immovable property
• To make representation when necessary on any matter affecting members
• To establish or carry on or participate (financially or otherwise) in the business of the printing or publishing of general newsmagazines or of journals, books or pamphlets or publications or of any other undertaking industrial or otherwise in interest of and with the main purpose of furthering the interest of the Association's members
• To promote the material, social and educational welfare of the members and do such other things that is incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects in any lawful manner which a Delegate Conference of the Association or the special Council of the Association may from time to time deem expedient
• To make donations or grants to its members and or dependants private or public bodies or kindred bodies for charitable or benevolent objects
• To provide assistance and support in times of national or community disaster or any other form of patriotic endeavour 
• To acquire or solicit funds from any institution and/or organization, Government or non Government local or overseas for the purpose of re-fulfilling the objectives of the Association

Contact
Guyana Ex-Soldiers Association.
Mr. Douglas,
PO.Box 101468,
Georgetown,
Guyana.
Tel:231-6250/ 62337(1)

161-168, No. 68 Village, 
Corentyne 
Berbice 
Tel 338-2586/4339-2286 
Rbccentre@yahoo.com