The Justice Education Society (JES) of British Columbia, Canada has held discussions on an upcoming project which seeks to empower women and girls.
A JES team recently paid a courtesy call on Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn and Permanent Secretary, Mae Toussaint Jr. Thomas at the Ministry of Home Affairs.
According to a press release from the Ministry, the visiting delegation discussed strengthening justice for women, girls and Indigenous Peoples in Guyana. The JES team was led by CEO Sonia Poulin, supported by the Canadian High Commission. The two sides discussed the upcoming project at the Ministry’s Secretariat which is aimed at promoting greater equality and access to justice for women and girls throughout Guyana, and in particular to empower Indigenous women and girls to be less vulnerable to sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).