First Lady Arya Ali has secured 100 scholarships for Indigenous women in the hinterland to be trained in the maritime and offshore industry, a release from her office said today.
Atlantic Alliance (AA) Maritime & Offshore Training School is a 100% owed Guyanese company which the First Lady had been in talks with ahead of the recently-concluded International Energy Conference and Expo, the release said.
The 100 scholarships will be awarded through the Office of the First Lady over a four-year period and will benefit Indigenous women from regions one, two, seven, eight and nine. It is intended to provide technical training to support Guyana’s oil and gas sector.
On Thursday, Mrs Ali cemented the deal by signing an agreement with Miranda Thakur-Deen and Asif Hamid, Executive Directors of the School, in the presence of a number of other stakeholders including the Centre for Local Business Development and Lloyd’s Register.
“We are talking about one Guyana and this is a demonstration of us, the Government, creating that one Guyana that we speak of. We are aware of the many issues that affect the Indigenous people of Guyana, including access to tertiary education and tertiary level training. So this is a major step towards creating opportunities for them in the oil and gas sector and ensuring that they are part of the success story of our country,” Mrs Ali said.
