New Yupukari arts centre to train youth for community’s growth

The exterior of the new Industrial Arts Centre in Yupukari

The recently handed-over $5.5 million Industrial Arts Centre in Yupukari will present the community with the opportunity of equipping its young people with the skills needed to tap into the growing market for the provision of products and services.

The centre is the second of its kind in the Rupununi and, just like the first, was funded by the New Zealand High Commission Head of Mission Fund (HOMF).

According to a release from HOMF, the centre is easily accessible to Lethem where construction activity has been