Expedition Cinderella exposes urban youth to beauty of the hinterland

Members of Nulli Secundus at the handing over of jerseys to the Paramakatoi Primary School.

A youth group outreach project coined ‘Expedition Cinderella’, exposed 31 coastlanders to the remote regions of Guyana, bringing them face to face with a beauty Guyanese often hear about but oftentimes do not experience.

“The intent is to get young people, particularly those of us living on the coast to see the beauty of Guyana… Expedition Cinderella was coined because of the whole story about Cinderella—beautiful but not recognized; beautiful but neglected,” Pastor Wilbert Lee said. Lee is a leader at the Wortmanville First Assemblies of God Church and advisor to the youth group, Nulli Secundus, which translates to Second to None.

From August 14 – 24, the group, made up largely of students, both at the