The Quality Bilingual Education Programme (QBEP), which aims to provide an inclusive, equitable and quality education that affirms and respects the culture and identity of indigenous children in Guyana’s Hinterland, , marked its fourth anniversary on October 8.
The QBEP is a collaborative effort between the local communities of the South Rupununi, the Intercultural Bilingual Education Organization that is constituted under the aegis of the Jesuits in Guyana and the Ministry of Education (MoE).
According to a Catholic Media Guyana report, the anniversary was celebrated at an event held at the St. John Berchman’s Catholic Church in Sawariwau, South Rupununi, which was attended by representatives from Deep South communities, officials from the MoE, and parents, teachers, and students from the bilingual nursery schools in Maruranau, Sawariwau, and Karaudarnau.