Civil society groups representing the Afro-Guyanese community have condemned the announced electoral reform project to be spearheaded by the Inter-national Republican Institute (IRI).
According to the African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) and the Society for African Guyanese Empowerment (SAGE), the project was conceived without consultation with the Afro-Guyanese community or their representatives and therefore should be discontinued in favour of a project developed via consensus.