After a competitive year-long application process, Capoey Lake, Essequibo Coast resident Sara Henry has secured a scholarship to read for her Master’s Degree under the Ireland Fellows Programme for Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Henry, a Senior Planning and Monitoring Officer at the Protected Areas Commission (PAC), is the first Guyanese to be afforded the opportunity under the programme. She will be pursuing studies in Environmental Leadership at the National University of Ireland, Galway.
Henry told Sunday Stabroek that she is aiming to return to Guyana equipped with skills that she can use to contribute to environmental and biodiversity management in the country, particularly in the public sector.