Ensure women’s struggles not in vain

Minister of Human Services Priya Manickchand said Guyanese women should reflect on and emulate the work of those who have struggled for their rights.

Manickchand made the call in her address last week at the unveiling of a billboard portrait of Kowsilla, at the Leonora market, West Coast Demerara, as part of national celebrations for International Women’s Day. “We appreciate the efforts of women who came before us, like Kowsilla, who, had it not been for their struggles, we would not have been enjoying many of the things we take for granted today,” she said. “We must ensure that their struggles don’t go in vain.

We must also resolve to resist oppressors and