A call for improved Home Economics education in Guyana, not only in industries but in families as well, was made by members of the Guyana Association of Home Economists (GAHE), who believe the subject can lead to major development in the country.
The proclamation was made during a press conference last week to inform the public of the 21st Biennial Meeting and Conference of the Caribbean Association of Home Economists (CAHE), to be held here next year.
Lois Moseley, treasurer of GAHE, noted that Guyanese possess a skewed view of Home Economics. “You don’t necessarily have to be a Home Economics teacher per se to be interested in Home Economics,” she pointed out. “Once you are interested in self-development and developing others… We have members of GAHE who are custom brokers.”
Stacia Skinner, President of GAHE, admitted that there had been a breakdown in traditional family structures and attributed the breakdown in part to poor Home Economics education in Guyana.
“Yes, there has been a breakdown and probably because there has been a
