President Irfaan Ali today tasked the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Public Service and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport to work with STEM Guyana to expand robotics and programming across Guyana.
A statement from the Office of the President said that Ali made this decision after meeting with a team from STEM Guyana this morning.
The non-profit organisation, which aims to advance programming, robotics and mathematics throughout the country, was represented by five members, Arianna Mahase, Dominic Budhan, Stephanie Simon, Lateisha Mc Arthur, and Ariel Taylor. The meeting was held at the Office of the President.
During the meeting, Mahase noted that for the fifth consecutive year, the organisation will be representing Guyana at the sixth edition of the First Global Robotics Challenge in Switzerland.
The representatives asked the President for support to attend the event.
After listening to the youths, the statement said that President Ali committed his Government’s support.
“We will support you and we will see what sponsorship we can bring in.”
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand and Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag were also at the meeting.