Tag: Women Empowerment

Two women employed as excavator operators

Two women employed as excavator operators

- October 14, 2024

Two young women from Region Five are now mini-excavator operators. The women were hired by the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary Agriculture ... Read More

12,000 women trained under WIIN programme – Minister Persaud

12,000 women trained under WIIN programme – Minister Persaud

- September 25, 2024

– More women encouraged to take advantage gov’t initiatives The Women Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) programme, under the auspices ... Read More

Govt’s WIIN initiative fuelling women entrepreneurship

Govt’s WIIN initiative fuelling women entrepreneurship

- March 11, 2024

With an increasing number of women participating in the government’s free educational and technical vocational training programmes, more female entrepreneurs ... Read More

UN Women provides sewing machines, freezers to Human Services ministry to help empower women

UN Women provides sewing machines, freezers to Human Services ministry to help empower women

- November 4, 2023

UN Women through the Spotlight Initiative donated sewing machines and freezers to the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security ... Read More

Govt’s business incubator empowering women entrepreneurs

Govt’s business incubator empowering women entrepreneurs

- July 23, 2023

The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s business incubator ushers in a new era of opportunity for aspiring and ... Read More

WIIN App to have MMG payment option by May

WIIN App to have MMG payment option by May

- April 24, 2023

Women-own businesses will soon have the option to sell their products on the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s ... Read More

‘Take this programme and make it yours’ – Minister Persaud

‘Take this programme and make it yours’ – Minister Persaud

- December 10, 2022

– as ‘WE LIFT’ exhibition taken to Linden – ‘Wish upon a Star’ also launched Scores of women and girls ... Read More

Gov’t continues to support economic empowerment of women – Min. Teixeira

Gov’t continues to support economic empowerment of women – Min. Teixeira

- October 27, 2022

─ as country moves 18 spaces up on Global Gender Gap Index Guyana has moved significantly upwards on the 2022 ... Read More

WIIN Phase 2 to be launched early August – Minister Persaud

WIIN Phase 2 to be launched early August – Minister Persaud

- July 27, 2022

Government continues to implement programmes to empower women and girls with the introduction of the Women Innovation and Investment Network ... Read More

Think outside the box – Minister Hamilton urges women pursuing BIT programmes

Think outside the box – Minister Hamilton urges women pursuing BIT programmes

- June 19, 2022

Women are being encouraged to participate in more non-traditional training programmes offered by the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial ... Read More