The President’s 1000-man initiative will be launched tomorrow as part of a push to address issues facing men across the country.
A national committee has been established to spearhead the effort and that committee is headed by the Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force, Brigadier Godfrey Bess.
“The mission of the one thousand men is to work in every single community to eradicate hunger, to work in every single community to lift up those who are emotionally affected, socially affected. It is to change every society and bring positive living and positive life in every single community. It is to work against violence, it is to work in making men better in being good men, responsible men, responsible youths in our society,” President Ali said recently.
The Government has indicated that the project is meant to uplift the younger generation of men who face many societal ills, such as drug abuse, domestic violence, gang violence, and other violent crimes.
It is the hope that the initiative will be able to meet its objectives by providing men and boys with guidance and counselling, recreational and fitness activities, and creating economic empowerment through temporary employment schemes.
The 1000-Man initiative under the theme ‘Men on Mission’ will be launched Friday afternoon at the GDF Base Camp Ayanganna Sports Ground.
The Chief of Staff said the initiative is a bold and far-reaching initiative, as it is meant to incorporate 1000 prominent men in the Guyanese society who will mentor and guide young men from all religious, cultural and ethnic persuasions across all the administrative regions in Guyana.
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