The Council of the International Decade of People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana (IDPADA-G) will soon be opening its secretariat at 121 Regent Street, Bourda.
According to a press release from IDPADA-Y, the organization which was granted a subvention of $68 million in the 2018 Budget to establish the secretariat and coordinate the efforts of the African Guyanese community to realise the theme of the United Nations Decade, 2015 – 2024, made the announcement at a Special General Assembly held on May 6.
At the Assembly, the appointment of the Executive Director was ratified and Olive Sampson was installed as the CEO/Secretary and member of the Coordinating Council, the IDPADA-G statement said. Two of the over one dozen project proposals received from African Guyanese groups were identified for funding. These projects are capacity building ventures focused on African Guyanese youth and women.
