Jagdeo announces $20M for differently-abled job creation

President Bharrat Jagdeo (centre) listening to some of those in attendance.

Over 30 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) will benefit from an annual $20M government disbursement to boost job creation among people living with disabilities.

This announcement was made yesterday when President Bharrat Jagdeo met with representatives from across the country at the Police Officers’ Mess, Eve Leary, where he said that the main aim was to ensure that people living with a disability become a part of Guyana’s nation building and lead productive lives.

Jagdeo explained that individual organisations would decide how the money they receive would be spent, while