Members of the National Commission for the Family were installed on Thursday and Minister of Human Services Dr Vindhya Persaud has urged that they recommend impactful policies which will improve the quality of family life in the Guyanese society through the promotion of stable cohesive campaigns.
According to a press release from the ministry, Minister Persaud delivered the charge on Thursday when she met the members of the Commission during a virtual installation meeting. “Your role is very important because if there are dysfunctional families it creates a slew of problems that will affect the country. We need strong family support systems and the Ministry will lend the support to effect positive changes,” she was quoted as saying
Elizabeth Cox, the Commission’s Chairperson, pledged that the team will work assiduously to fulfill its obligations in keeping with the minister’s agenda.
The release explained that the objectives of the Family Commission are to identify leadership and other resources which will enhance the development process of family life, create legal and service mechanisms to protect the rights and wellbeing of family members who are victims of violence, support families in parenting skills, assisting them in teaching their children core values, and advocate with the government to recognise the importance of maintaining the family unit in migration policies. The other members of the Commission are Timothy Tucker, who is Deputy Chair; Pandit Dhanpaul Mohan; Ronald McGarrell; Aleema Nasir; Jaya Singh-Backreedy; Loretta Fiedtkou; Leila Ramson; Trenetta Elliot; Sherri-Ann Vandeyar; Yolanda Corlette; Stephanie Fraser; Dr Tamika Luncheon, representative from Ministry of Health; and Arlene Chaturia, the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association’s representative.
