Youth from the Sophia Juvenile Detention Centre were recently able to benefit from an empowerment session with local comedian Kurt Jardine, popularly known as ‘Chow Pow,’ who shared how he was able to overcome drug addiction.
What was Jardine’s first visit to the centre was organised by EPIC Guyana, a local non-governmental organisation (NGO).
Jardine shared the story of how he was able to turn his life around, from being a crack cocaine addict who slept on the streets to becoming one of Guyana’s leading comedians.
Jardine, in an invited comment, told Stabroek News he did