Vibrant SLED projects continues in Region One

Jul 14, 2018 News 0

SLED Officials hand over sewing equipment and materials to some members of the Living Hope Sewing Group – Arrow-Ansa

Starting their journey from Georgetown, two members of the Sustainable Livelihood Entrepreneurial Development Initiative (SLED) made their way to Supenaam, Essequibo.
There they met the Good Hope Transformation Group. This is a community based group which focuses on the development of skills amongst members to make them financially viable for economic stability.
Doreen Duncan, who has been a politician since 1972, commended Minister of Social Protection, Amna Ally, on keeping her promise.
“It is a good day for Good Hope and this is not by accident that these machines have arrived on this day,” Duncan stated. She added that the committee members of the Good Hope Transformation Group, which comprises of 20 individuals will do their best with the equipment to make the sewing business successful.
Doreen Duncan continues to extend her heartfelt gratitude and continues to serve as an advocate of change in the region. The Good Hope Transformation Group of Supenaam Essequibo received three desk sewing machines and one commercial sewing machine.
Down to Charity and further up the Pomeroon River, the SLED officials, Rhonda Nelson, – Business Development Officer; and Tiffany Babb – Micro Credit Officer arrived at Moruca.
Their first stop in Moruca saw the delivery of sewing and farming equipment to the Arrow- Ansa Upper Manawari Community. The Community of Arrow-Ansa, Upper Manawari has two established groups that are SLED related and those are the Enterprise Farming Group, which consists of 17 persons and Living Hope sewing group, which has 10 members.
These groups collectively received approximately $1.2 million in funding for tools and other necessities to help sustain the progress of the community.
Recently, in May, two projects, which started in October 2017 were unraveled. These were the projects in Upper Kabora and Koko of Region one, Moruca.
In addition to their visit, the SLED officials, also seized the opportunity to monitor the Ministry’s prior investment in Koko, which involved poultry rearing of the Jersey Black Bird also known as the Brazilian Black Giants.
These birds are dual purpose (they can give both meat and eggs) and are proving to be economically viable. They are now sizeable and weigh approximately two pounds since the previous visit in May of this year and are yet be matured.
Thus far, four projects from Region One have been approved for funding by Minister Amna Ally for the Moruca District.