EU funded Child Advocacy Centre officially opens

EU Ambassador Jernej Videtič (second right), Minister of Social Protection Volda Lawrence (third right) and others react as the ribbon is cut to officially open the centre. (EU Delegation photo)

A European Union funded Child Advocacy Centre at Fort Wellington, Berbice was officially declared open yesterday in a move to avoid children traumatized by abuse having to recount their experiences repeatedly at different agencies.

According to a press release from the Delegation of the European Union to Guyana, its head Ambassador Jernej Videtič,