Out of school athletes should be priorities – Junior Education Minister

Jun 14, 2015 News

When it comes to the education system and the integration of sports, a certain level has been provided by the government of Guyana over the years. Indeed, in-school youths who are interested in sports have benefits awarded to them.
However, once these very youths are out of school things change; the attention is much less and previous support systems that were available have also decreased.
But Junior Education Minister Nicolette Henry believes that this phenomenon must change. According to the Minister, out of school youths need just as much attention as those in the school system.
Henry, who has responsibilities for Culture, Youth and Sport recently said that sports in the nation, should be seen as a development issue.
She explained that a month into her post she has already begun going through an orientation phase. This phase saw her meeting with registered sporting organisations and bodies in Guyana. Furthermore, she said, the orientation phase is expected to continue so as to foster teamwork and create an agenda to move sport forward. She added that she plans to spend her first two months in office conducting these meetings.
Henry added that she would like to see out of school youths involved in the process “to move us forward as a nation”.
“As a Guyanese, I want to produce sportspersons that are competitive on an international level. I also want to see us recognise our sportspersons in a much bigger way,” Henry said.
She said too that sport must become the space where youths who have the aptitude for it are able to hone and develop their skills and in turn, their lives.
However, she said though she has plans underway for tackling the issue of sport in Guyana, an entire process must be undertaken to find the best way to implement these.
Meanwhile, Henry revealed that civil society and local organisations will play a big role in bettering sports in Guyana. She explained that she intends to have broad consultations that will involve key stakeholders.
“I’m not only speaking about government but I believe in a public-private partnership and I intend to maximize those partnerships,” she said.
She added that partnerships that have already been established, such as the Ministry’s partnership with Digicel, would continue and be strengthened.
During a recent press conference, Henry had indicated that the integration of sport into the education system was “on the front burner” for the ministry. She had also said that her department will be reviewing the former administration’s programmes to determine whether to keep, improve or reject them.
It is expected that this same approach will be taken in dealing with the out of school athletes.

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