Nineteen Community Development Councils (CDCs) in Mahaica-Berbice and East Berbice-Corentyne, yesterday received letters of approval for small grants under the Government of Guyana’s community development project, a release from the Ministry of the Presidency said.
The project is being implemented through the Ministry of Communities.
In Mahaica-Berbice, nine groups, four of which are women’s groups, secured letters of approval for grants to the total value of $11M. These groups are: Experiment-Bath Settlement Women’s Group, Rising Star CDC, Bushlot-Armadale Women’s Group, Trafalgar Women on the Move CDC, Golden-Grove-Lovely Lass CDC, SeaField CDC, Golden Grove-Union Cash Crop Farmers Association and the Belladrum CDC.
In East Berbice-Corentyne, 10 groups benefitted from grants to the total value of $6.5M. The groups were drawn from Kildonan, Light Town, Zambia-Black Bush Polder, No. 53 Village, Fyrish, Nurney, Sisters Village, Liverpool-Manchester-Lancaster, and the All Saints Presbyterian Church
