“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much” This was the main thrust of a three-day workshop/ seminar at Orealla in Region Six (East Berbice Corentyne) last week.The seminar on team and partnership building was conducted by Global Perspective Inc. a local Consultancy?? which specializes in energizing a bottom-up approach to community development.The participants were Village Councillors of the Orealla/Siparuta? District Council,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, loggers in the? villages, Community Forest Association and leaders of community groups? including youth groups and sports clubs in the area.The three-day workshop was held under the patronage of the European Union-funded Chainsaw Milling Project, which is being executed by Tropenbos International through local partner the Forestry Training Centre Incorporated.Tropenbos International,?? based in the Netherlands,?? was established in 1986 in response to concerns about the disappearance and degradation of tropical rain forests worldwide.Managing Director of GPI, Audreyanna Thomas,Cheap Jerseys From China, disclosed that GPI generally focuses on bringing more impact, sustainability, structure and definition to development processes at the community level, the aim being an improved quality of life for citizens, especially the poor.She said that the main objectives of the seminar at Orealla had been to highlight the importance of team work,Cheap NFL Jerseys 2016, to build capacity for team building,Cheap Jerseys From China, networking and cohesiveness in the cultural economic and developmental activities of the Council.Orealla/Siparuta was not the only hinterland/logging community which has benefited from this type of training, Thomas added. Others to date are Kwakwani and Ituni.The? who attended were briefed on related topics such as? effective communications? for team and partnership building, leadership,cheap jerseys from china, developing visions for community development , maintaining and sustaining partnerships , roles and responsibilities of citizens among others and the crafting? of mission statements for personal development.“The objective was to get them to see the bigger picture; the desirability of putting the interest of the community above that of individuals so that development can be achieved and sustained,” Ms. Thomas of GPI disclosed.

The charitable organisation Food For The Poor (FFTP) yesterday deepened its support for the Night Shelter with a donation of 140 mattresses.Some of the endowment received by the Night and Shelter.“This is an on-going process by FFTP and other private agencies to help the street people with no place of abode,” Administrator Sheila Veerasammy said after the handing-over ceremony.Veerasammy,Cheap NFL Jerseys 2017, who recently replaced Dr. Clive Jagan as an opposition legislator,NFL Jerseys Outlet, said with improvements to the physical infrastructure at the Night Shelter, “There is a continuing influx of residents” who take advantage of the on-going progress by the Ministry of Social Protection-run facility.Some of the residents were victims of a daily drenching by business entrepreneurs who wanted them removed from sleeping near their business locations.Veerasammy has been reaching out to the local corporate sector for assistance and she said yesterday it continues to yield fruits.FFTP also recently donated men’s clothing,Cheap NFL Jerseys, liquid detergents,China Jerseys Free Shipping, liquid cleaning materials and blankets to help improve the living conditions for some 140 Night Shelter residents.Veerasammy also praised support by Harris Paints and Continental Agency who provided paint to give the Night Shelter a much-needed ‘face-lift’.While the physical infrastructure of the Shelter is improving, “So is the quality of the daily meals,Wholesale China NFL Jerseys,” Veerasammy assured.To help lift the morale of the residents and workers of the state agency, the National Task Force, under the auspices of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, recently provided technical support through the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) to boost water supply there.“This has reduced our water problem significantly,” Veerasammy said.Meanwhile, Mr. Compton Giddings, Field Officer and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Kent Vincent,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, have held discussions with Veerasammy to determine the immediate and long-term needs of the Night Shelter which the charitable organisation wants to support.