First Lady Sandra Granger yesterday launched the ANIRA Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation aimed at the empowerment and education of vulnerable groups, including young women.
According to a Ministry of the Presidency release, Mrs Granger, in her feature address said the idea for forming the Foundation was conceptualised in 2017. “I began thinking two years ago about what I could do to continue the work I had begun and to use the experiences I had gained, while I was First Lady, in reaching out to people and continuing the work. The aim is to educate and empower people because if we do not educate people, we are giving them handouts and they will be in the same boat that they were in and they will not be able to manage and make decisions for themselves and this is where the empowerment comes in and this is where we will gather our skills and move forward as a nation,” she was quoted as saying at the launch, which was held at the Cara Lodge.