UG social work students in empowerment exercise with Joshua House girls

Senior UG Social Work students and some girls from the Joshua House Children’s Centre enjoy a fun’ day’ after participating in an eight-week empowerment course.

Six senior Social Work students at the University of Guyana recently held an eight-week ‘Girls to Women Empowerment Transition Programme’ for 17 girls from the Joshua House Children’s Centre.

According to a press release, Poshia Bryan, Sherine Griffith, Sandra Harte, Cheomi Keiler, Lavern Pinto and A Quinn were mandated to conduct the programme for their Professional Development II course in their degree programme. The course also included a focus