Georgetown : Labour Minister Manzoor Nadir disclosed that children residing along the Linden/Soesdyke highway who attend the Kuru Kuru nursery and primary and Dora secondary schools will now be transported to and from home to school free of cost.
This forms part of a $21M school retention and child labour prevention programme which oncludes a nutrition enhancement component (hot meal), after-care programme which will see students getting assistance with home work, parenting workshops and psychosocial support for both parents and students.
This project is a collaborative effort by the Government of Guyana, through the Ministries of Labour, Human Services and Social Security and Education, International Labour Organisation (ILO)/International Programme for the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), Tackling Child Labour through Education (TACKLE) project with funding by the European Union (EU) and the African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States.
The Minister said since the project commenced 13 days ago there has been a significant increase in attendance at the schools, from 64 percent to 94 percent.
The Minister expressed his hope that the parents will play a greater role in the education of their children. In this regard, Minister Nadir made reference to the 53 parents who are at present before the court for failing to educate their children.
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