PM Nagamootoo pledges support for Constitutional Education Project

─ proposes countrywide education programme, civic dialogue

DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo today pledged financial, technical and logistical support for the University of Guyana’s Constitutional Education Project.

Following a meeting with the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ivelaw Griffith and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Planning and International Engagement, Dr. Barbara Reynolds, the Prime Minister said the initiative has his office’s full support

“We want to be able to contribute to the sensitisation programme, we want to contribute to the educational programme to deal with the issue that not all Guyanese are aware of what is in their Constitution.”

One of the main components of the university’s project recommends a nation-wide public education campaign led by the University of Guyana with civil society’s involvement. The survey would gauge the levels of knowledge and understanding of the Constitution and constitutional reform, while also identifying key areas for reform.

Professor Ivelaw Griffith said, “critical to the education component of this is a survey to really have a baseline sense of what people know, what they don’t know. Part of the design is to do a survey, have a sense of what are the information gaps in the communities and then build a communication education plan”.

The project is expected to be rolled out between 2018 to 2019 with the aim of fostering informed dialogue and educating the public on Constitutional issues and also aims to encourage civic dialogue, transparent debate and civic education across all segments of Guyanese society.

The project will offer space and platforms for citizens dialogue and consensus building on Constitutional issues that touch on a wide range of topics of national interest ahead of the next National Elections due in 2020.

Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo also donated from his extensive book collection to the university.

By: Gabreila Patram

Images: Jameel Mohamed

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