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Sep 13, 2020 News
In wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Humanitarian Mission Guyana Inc. has introduced online courses. This is according to a statement the non-governmental organization (NGO) issued recently.
“In response to the pandemic and isolation measures put in place across the country, the Humanitarian Mission Guyana Inc. is working hard at coming up with new and innovative ways to spark motivation and continue to provide educational and empowerment opportunities to help individuals looking to elevate themselves and break the cycle of poverty,” the NGO noted in its statement.
It was revealed too that it was through the generosity of donors and volunteers, “we were able to roll out four brand new online courses which are being facilitated via Zoom sessions.” Our Social Media Marketing Course which we offered for FREE was fully booked within the first two days of being posted,” said facilitator Ms. Jihan Abrahim.
The Humanitarian Mission operates on the premise to empower all those willing to learn. “We are most concerned right now about the impact this pandemic is having with our most prized asset: our children. We were lucky to have an American student, Robert Coggins, who is pursuing a
Professorship in Theoretical Physics reach out to us to offer his time and skills in whatever capacity needed. He wanted to give back to his mother’s birth country in a way of honouring her, and he is also passionate about teaching and making Math’s Fun for children. And thanks to this, most recently we added Free Math Tutoring by our volunteer teachers Mr. Deochand Jaiprashad, Mr. Wayne De. France and Ms. Jihan Abrahim for grades 5- 6- 7-9 10-11. Free of cost.”
Despite being a not- for- profit organization with overhead expenses, the NGO noted that, “we also want to be able to stretch our reach of help as far as we can, we are also offering an affordable Online Beginners Makeup Course by American born Sandhya Sugrim-Dipchand.”
All proceeds from this course, the NGO said, will be going towards “our Special Project for November to further empower women for the month of ‘Women Abuse Prevention’.”
Links to all these courses can be found on the NGO’s social media pages – Fb: https://www.facebook.com/HumanitarianMissionGuyana/;
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/humanitarianmissionguyana/.
In its statement too the NGO added, “We are calling on all gifted, talented, and skilled Guyanese who are looking for ways to give back to the community to reach out to us for partnership and collaborations, as we would like to expand the list of online programmes we can offer, and we need more kind-hearted individuals who are not only looking to see change but are willing to put in the time and effort to be part of the change!”
The Humanitarian Mission is also offering continuation of educational programmes that will mainly benefit children. “The Humanitarian Mission aims to Educate, Empower, and Elevate individuals. Our goal is to break the cycle of poverty through education/empowerment and creating jobs,” the NGO noted, even as it embraced the maxim, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”
“Handout is not the answers,” the NGO noted, adding “We have recognized that there are many individuals that receive transient handouts, and thus concluded that we can tremendously impact the lives of the less fortunate and underprivileged youths and adults by instilling core skills and knowledge that will enable them to become employable and earn a living; thereby removing themselves from the cycle of poverty and deprivation.
The NGO is located at Lot 14-26 Area Q, Ankerville, Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice and provides for skills development training in diverse fields including: counseling, social services, character building, education, among other things. Its stated objective is to play a predominant role in reshaping and transforming as many lives as possible through the power of education and empowerment for all. Persons can make contact by emailing the NGO at: [email protected].
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