Children under four years old in the North Rupununi now have access to Early Childhood Development (ECD), to assist them in their journey to well-rounded, educated adulthood thanks to a collaboration by Canada, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
UNICEF yesterday said in a release that a dedicated ECD space – the first ever at the Annai Health Centre, was opened on Monday, 22 November following the training of 15 healthcare and community workers from Annai and surrounding villages in the North Rupununi, Region Nine. This is the first such event under the ECD component of the Canada-funded “Promoting safe and healthy learning and living environments to migrants and host communities in Guyana’s hinterland” project, which is being implemented by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in close coordination with the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security. The ECD aspect of the project focusses on ensuring that all girls and boys, 4 years and younger, and their parents, have access to quality ECD programming.