25 women graduate from AWE Entrepreneurial Training

In his remarks on the training provided, he said, “as you graduate today, I expect each of you to go back into your villages and implement all that you have learnt. I will be doing active follow up with you as I visit your communities to see how you have progressed since completing this training.”

Offering congratulations to the successful participants, Regional Vice Chairman, Bertie Xavier encouraged the participants to take full advantage of the training provided. He challenged the graduates in his remarks to take all that they have learnt and share it “as you return to your villages, I ask you to take all that you have learnt and share it with the women in your communities.”

Encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit of the participants, Jessica David brought congratulatory remarks on-behalf of Carl Singh, Regional Executive Officer.

IICA, the program training partner’s representative at the graduation Ms. Johan David congratulated the graduates, stating how proud she was of their commitment and dedication to the course and their training.

The training program was an in-person session hosted in Lethem, with the participants required to maintain attendance and participation rates that would ensure a thorough delivery of the curriculum, with some participants travelling over 6hrs from their villages to attend the training.

Speaking on behalf of the participants, the best graduating participant Lucy Fredricks thanked the organisers for the training offered to herself and 24 other entrepreneurs. She assured the programme partners that the experience provided has indeed significantly impacted the participants’ lives and villages.

WeLead Caribbean intends to continue replicating this training in other communities across Guyana with the continued support of the program partners, and urged interested businesswomen to keep abreast of these plans via their social media page and in the mass media as well.