Region Eight indigenous villages benefit from labour and TIP workshop

Nov 06, 2015 News

–-Cervical cancer in Kato and Paramakatoi low

SEVENTEEN indigenous villages in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) now have the knowledge to deal with aspects of labour issues and trafficking in persons. Their Toshaos and village councillors successfully completed a workshop in Kato, this past week.
The two-day interactive sensitisation/training sessions were sponsored by the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs in conjunction with the Ministry of Social Protection.
The representatives of the villages also had sessions on domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse and sexual abuse.
Representatives from the Ministry of Health and the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) also conducted Cervical cancer tests on women in Kato and Paramakatoi. The results were “better than expected”, they said.
The eight-member team, which was spearheaded by the Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe, travelled to Kato from Sunday. While four returned to Georgetown on Wednesday, the others left for Mahdia to conduct another workshop.
Minister Garrido-Lowe who also held several meetings in Kato and sister village, Paramakatoi, told the 59 participants after the sessions were completed in Kato, that they now have knowledge to protect themselves and their fellow villagers. She implored that they themselves become instructors and relay what they have learnt to each member of their village, so as to keep their villagers from being exploited.
“The issues that you were exposed to over the last two days are not new to the villages, but now you have new knowledge on how to deal with whatever issues that arise. You are leaders and decision makers in your villages, so it is extremely important that you lead by example.”
Minister Garrido-Lowe was adamant that certain issues will not be tolerated under her watch or that of Vice-President Sydney Allicock.
Head of the Welfare Division (acting) in the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs Pauline Welch, organised the event along with her workmate Dexter Glasgow.
In Mahdia, 21 persons from seven villages attended a workshop (dealing with the same issues) on Wednesday and Thursday.
Medex Lorlene Ramsundar attached to the GPHC, and Dr Shanique Greaves (GRPA), were both happy with the results of the Cervical cancer tests. In total, for the two villages, the positive rate was six percent, with a 100% treatment rate.
Last year, a Ministry of Health report indicated that Guyana has the third highest rate of Cervical cancer in the Western Hemisphere.

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