As part of the Ministry of Education’s efforts to integrate migrant children into the education system, the Ministry’s Welfare Unit, in collaboration with the Disaster Risk Prevention and Migrant Unit and UNICEF hosted a Big Sister Mentoring Programme.
The programme, which commenced on July 10, concludes today. It is aimed at helping adolescent girls to navigate the challenges they face from living in a new country. Although the programme was intended to target young girls, a number of adolescent males showed interest in the programme and participated.
Over the last few weeks, approximately one hundred migrant students from Regions Three and Four benefited from the programme which helped them learn English. The students also engaged in arts and crafts and were introduced to Guyanese culture through food, games, and socializing.