The involvement of women in the non-traditional spheres of mining was squarely in focus when Guyana Goldfields/AGM Inc. hosted a one-day discussion forum themed “Creating opportunities for women in GGI/AGM Inc.”The one-day discussion centered on the involvement of women in mining, throughA section of the gathering at the workshop.employment with the company in technical fields, as well as entrepreneurship opportunities for women-led businesses and organisations that cater to the development of women.Held at the Cara Lodge on Quamina Street on Friday, the session attracted the participation of diverse institutions and organisations across Guyana, from as far as the Corentyne Coast, Essequibo and Linden. There were also more than 80 representatives of technical institutions, businesses, the social services sector, non-governmental organisations and women’s and service organisations, apart from interested individuals who simply came to participate in the discussions.Chief Executive Officer and President of Guyana Goldfields, Scott Caldwell,NFL Jerseys Cheap, delivered a presentation on the current status of construction of the Aurora mine. He encouraged the initiative of encouraging the participation of women in mining from the very top of the company’s management.Senior Vice President and Country Manager, Violet Smith, led off the two-part discussion with an in-depth analysis of the entrepreneurial opportunities available as the company seeks to partner with women and women’s organisations in the pursuit of mutual development.Her presentation revealed that while the company has spent over US$300 million in Guyana, the major percentage of that sum has gone towards the procurement of goods and services to support the creation of the mine, and not to employment, a realization of which should inform of the great business opportunities that exist for the provision of quality goods and services to the company.Encouraging the participants to see beyond the immediate, Ms. Smith alluded to the possibilities of creating wealth for women of vision, through coming up with ideas of novel input that they could provide to GGI/AGM Inc. as a business,Cheap Jerseys Store, since the market with the company could be expected to remain for the duration of its existence of a projected minimum of 17 years.Chaired by Dr. Paulette Bynoe, the programme also included presentations by GGI/AGM Inc. Human Resources Manager, Peter Benny, who traced the history of the company’s pursuit of equal opportunities for employment for women,NFL Jerseys China, as well as the areas in which new opportunities are being created, such as for mill planners, heavy duty operators and millwrights.President and CEO of Global Seafoods Allison Butters-Grant, who is one of the company’s suppliers,Jerseys NFL Cheap, also made a presentation on the history of her company’s involvement with GGI/AGM Inc., and encouraged the participants to follow in her footsteps.? Her journey from becoming a small supplier with four employees supplying just 4000 lbs of fish to the company,Cheap China Jerseys, to her current status as a supplier to various businesses and concomitant employment expansion, was attributed to the opportunity provided her by GGI/AGM Inc. and proved to be very inspirational to the participants.The session was also boosted with the involvement of the World Bank (IFC’s) Social Development Consultant, Adriana Eftimie, who spoke on international efforts of a similar nature and encouraged the women to see this as the first step on a lucrative journey to creating wealth for themselves and their families.In what was probably the highlight of the day, Earth and Fieldworks Foreman Karen Greene,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, shared her moving story of progression at the company from being hired as a mason with the singular responsibility of producing thousands of concrete blocks, to being elevated to be the first female Foreman in the gold mining industry in Guyana.Her new responsibilities put her in charge of a large complement of heavy earthmoving equipment and from the outset, at the head of a work group completely comprised of male employees.The afternoon session saw the participants breaking up into groups to answer various questions centered on facilitating the involvement of women in technical areas of mining through employment, or as entrepreneurs supplying products and services to the company.The reports and myriad recommendations resulting from these sessions, will inform the continuation of this push initiated by Guyana Goldfields/AGM Inc. and will indeed pave the way for creating opportunities for women in GGI/AGM Inc.