The shocks never stopped her from following her dream | Tanicia Alana Belnman 

WHILE growing up, Tanicia Alana Belnman would get shocked while experimenting on an electrical appliance, but that never stopped her from pursuing her dream of becoming an electrician.

Today Belnman is the lone female electrician at Farm Supplies Ltd but she is not afraid to step into the spotlight and get her work done.
Her journey to where she is today started as any simple one. She was small and found an interest in something, but that interest started as a little spark and grew into a flame or a spark, but an electrical one.
“Growing up I would titivate with electrical stuff, I got shocked but it never stopped me…what really motivated me to go into electrical was my father and from there on I realised it was a great field,” said Belnman.
Belnman works as an electrician within the power generation section at Farm Supplies Limited and although she is on the path to success, the electrician faces her fair share of challenges each day.
One of the main challenges she faces is that people would often underestimate her because she is a girl.

“People would think that because you are a female you do not know much or they underestimate you,” said Belnman, adding that, in the inverse, some persons would be surprised to actually see a female working within the industry.
She said there are many challenges, but being an electrician is a fruitful occupation, especially to her.

Through her job at Farm Supplies Inc, Belnman had an opportunity to work with large companies like Guyana Shore Base Inc, ExxonMobil, Guyana Times and many more.
Most of her work is done in central Georgetown because she said the company would not send females to certain places because of safety reasons.
“I would always take up the task, but I understand…despite that I am not afraid to do what I do,” said Belnman, adding that one of the favourite tasks was working at the Kwakwani Power Station.

The electrician said it was a great experience because she had the opportunity to travel and explore a part of Guyana which she had not gone to before.

“Well I am proud of myself and the greater part about my field is that when you go in certain organisations to work on a generator and guys would see you and they would be surprised and that is a great achievement,” she said.

The electrician said the other good thing is that once she goes on a job and completes the task, she feels a great sense of accomplishment.

As her journey continues, Belnman hopes that five years down the line she will gain more qualifications and be able to take on a bigger leadership role within the organisation.

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