Advocacy centre for child abuse victims to begin operation in October

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
Forward Guyana Director Chantalle Haynes shakes hands with head of the Child Care and Protection Agency Ann Greene while receiving a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding signed to formalise the partnership for the operation of a Child Advocacy Centre, which is to begin operation next month. Looking on are Human Services Minister Jennifer Webster and ChildLink Inc Director Kwame Gilbert (Forward Guyana photo)
Forward Guyana Director Chantalle Haynes shakes hands with head of the Child Care and Protection Agency Ann Greene while receiving a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding signed to formalise the partnership for the operation of a Child Advocacy Centre, which is to begin operation next month. Looking on are Human Services Minister Jennifer Webster and ChildLink Inc Director Kwame Gilbert (Forward Guyana photo)

A Child Advocacy Centre to provide services to children who have been physically and sexually abused will begin operation next month.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Thursday to formalise the partnership between local non-governmental organisations Forward Guyana and ChildLink Inc and the Human Services Ministry-run Child Care and Protection Agency (CC&PA) for the operation of the facility.

The centre would be the first of its kind in the Caribbean, according to Forward Guyana, which yesterday announced that it will begin receiving referrals