As the Education Ministry rolls out the distribution of the “Because We Care” cash grant for school children, Minister responsible for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, revealed that a total of $9.2 Billion will be distributed to the parents of children in both the public and private schools in the coming days.

The Minister further explained that Government has been placing more emphasis on young people—pointing out that the education sector alone has been allocated the largest sums in Government’s budgets over the years.

 This year, the sector’s allocation amounted to $135.2 billion.

“Young people irrespective of what their interest is, irrespective of what they want to study (in this new Guyana) or what career they wish to pursue ,opportunities are limitless,” Dr. Singh told parents and teachers, as he alluded to the large number of training and job-creation opportunities Government has been providing in various sectors, as well as the recent second Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) graduation ceremony where over 1,700 young people graduated, while over 7,700 more persons have been awarded scholarships to study in various fields,” the Finance Minister noted.

The parents of every child registered in nursery, primary and secondary schools across the country are expected to receive the Because We Care grant.

A number of schools across the country started the distribution of the grants today, triggering long lines.

Parents are being reminded to walk with the relevant identification documents to uplift the grant.

The Auditor General’s office is overseeing the distribution of the cash grant.

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