The Guyana Women’s Leader-ship Institute (GWLI) last weekend celebrated the contribution of 50 senior citizens.
The Institute, an arm of the Ministry of Social Protection, honoured seniors from nearby communities at its Cove and John location in collaboration with the Belfield-Victoria Com-munity Policing Group and the Mangrove Reserve Producers’ Cooperative Society, GWLI said in a release. Under the theme, “Take a Stand Against Ageism”, the groups said the ceremony is their way of saying thank you to these citizens and to urge them to continue playing a role in society.
Among those honouring the elders were Sita Nagamootoo, wife of the Prime Minister. “Let us be careful when we say elderly we don’t use the word to insult people as being old, feeble and helpless… we must honour and respect our senior citizens. They are usually our mentors, our guide…We must not use ageism as a power to deny the rights of our senior citizens to make further contribution to our social, cultural, economic and political life.. You the elders have made your contribution to your families, homes, villages and your country,” she said.
Minister in the Ministry of Social Protection, Keith Scott said also hailed the seniors’ contribution to Guyana.
