Education cash grant rolled out in Berbice

The Government of Guyana’s, “Because We Care,” $10,000 education grant was rolled out in Region Six yesterday, with parents from 20 schools benefitting.

GINA said that the Berbice High School, Berbice Educational Institute, New Amsterdam Secondary and St. Therese Primary School served as the distribution centres.

President Donald Ramotar told the gathering     “We are providing the schools, the materials, we are providing the hot meals in schools, snacks, assistance for uniform; we are trying to take the pressure off parents and would have now come to this ($10,000 grant)  to give our parents more assistance,  to ensure our children would stay in school and  learn.”

Parents of students of Berbice High, Vryman’s Erven Secondary, All Saints Primary, St. Aloysius Primary and Smythfield Nursery at the distribution exercise at the Berbice High School (GINA photo)
Parents of students of Berbice High, Vryman’s Erven Secondary, All Saints Primary, St. Aloysius Primary and Smythfield Nursery at the distribution exercise at the Berbice High School (GINA photo)

The project caters for all children in the public education system. Over 188,400 families will benefit from the $2 billion initiative, GINA said..