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Leo Club of Georgetown Stabroek’s International Youth Day Celebration
Event: Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World On August 12, 2023, in honor of International Youth Day, the Leo Club of Georgetown Stabroek extended a warm invitation to Policy Forum Guyana (PFG) to lead an engaging session for its members aged 18 to 30. The event aimed to empower young individuals with …
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Article – New Central High wins contest to upcycle discarded Glass Bottles
Release. Policy Forum Guyana, along with regional and international partners, is happy to announce a significant development in our mission to protect oceans and marine ecosystems. On World Oceans Day, 8th June 2023, our collective efforts to endorse a moratorium on deep-sea mining activities in the Caribbean reached a crucial milestone.
Article – New campaign pushes lifestyle change to help fight climate change
Kaieteur News – Despite facing challenges posed by heavy rainfall and flood warnings, Policy Forum Guyana successfully launched its 1.5oC Lifestyle Campaign on Saturday at the Marian Academy.
Article – Policy Forum Guyana announced venue change for its ‘1.5oC Lifestyle campaign
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Press Release – GUYANA CANNOT ENJOY EITI MEMBERSHIP ON ITS OWN TERMS
PRESS RELEASE: GUYANA CANNOT ENJOY EITI MEMBERSHIP ON ITS OWN TERMS What is in danger of being lost in the furore surrounding the temporary suspension of Guyana’s Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) is that unless the government mends its ways, it is courting more serious sanctions. Recognizing that the ultimate authority in the EITI is …
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Press Release – HIGH-SPEED PAINTING COMPETITION PREVAILED OVER TORRENTIAL RAINFALL
PRESS RELEASE: HIGH-SPEED PAINTING COMPETITION PREVAILED OVER TORRENTIAL RAINFALL Despite the torrential downpour Policy Forum Guyana’s (PFG) High-Speed Painting Competition was successfully carried out on Saturday, December 3rd at St. Stanislaus auditorium. Having taken the prior precaution of shifting the venue from the fence outside of Parliament to St. Stanislaus College auditorium the competition saw seventeen teams compete …
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River Guardians (Freshwater Teaching Manual)
This manual was designed to provide teachers and youth leaders with the basic information on the earth’s freshwater: its types, areas where they are found, used and threats from both human and natural impacts. It provides a guide that is needed in planning activities and also gives ideas of materials that could be used to …
RIVER GUARDIAN PROJECT
RIVER GUARDIAN PROJECT Policy Forum Guyana in collaboration with Ms Petal Jettoo (NCERD) piloted a module which harmonized with the Science approach and comprised of lesson plans and community activities. For the pilot scheme, only seven schools were used. These were BV, Eccles, Plaisance, LBI, Montrose, Lusignan and Peter’s Hall Primary, targeting Grade 6 students …
IDB committed to improving consultation with North Rupununi communities
IDB committed to improve consultation with North Rupununi communities Policy Forum Guyana met with the North Rupununi District Development Board on March 2018. A key output of this meeting was a joint press-release which was issued on March 29, 2018, and subsequently featured in the April 3, 2018 edition of the Stabroek Newspaper which has …
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