GECOM to support ‘Voter Education Project’
From left are Deputy Chief Election Officer, Mr. Vishnu Persaud; Executive Director of Youth Challenge Guyana, Mr. Dmitri Nicholson; President of Guyana National Youth Council, Ms. Tricia Teekah; Executive Member of Guyana National Youth Council, Mr Francis Bailey; and  Chief Election Officer, Mr. Keith Lowenfield  (Photo courtesy of GECOM)
From left are Deputy Chief Election Officer, Mr. Vishnu Persaud; Executive Director of Youth Challenge Guyana, Mr. Dmitri Nicholson; President of Guyana National Youth Council, Ms. Tricia Teekah; Executive Member of Guyana National Youth Council, Mr Francis Bailey; and Chief Election Officer, Mr. Keith Lowenfield (Photo courtesy of GECOM)

OFFICIALS of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will be providing support to Youth Challenge Guyana, the National Coordinating Coalition, and the National Youth Council in their bid to ensure that all voters are educated.Representatives of those three organisations visited GECOM on Monday to discuss facilitation of training and support for their ‘Voter Education Project’, a GECOM statement has said. The project, funded by USAID through Counterpart International, is aimed at lending support to the electorate as well as candidates.

Counterpart International is a non-profit organisation headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. According to its mission statement, “Counterpart partners with local organizations – formal and informal – to build inclusive, sustainable communities in which their people thrive.”

The project targets youth primarily, and focuses on women and special-interest groups.
GECOM’s Chief Election Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, has indicated that because of the lengthy interval between Local Government Elections (LGE) held here, persons may be of the view that the elections are unimportant.

“I am very happy with this initiative, and we are willing to provide guidance on information accordingly. We can aid in providing trained personnel to offer guidance and information to your representatives,” he said.

‘Candidate Hubs’
The representative organisations thanked the Commission for its willingness to assist, and noted that the project will establish across the country ‘candidate hubs’ where trained personnel will be answering questions relative to LGE. Additionally, youth-friendly publications will be produced to strengthen awareness.

Meanwhile, GECOM’s Deputy Chief Election Officer, Vishnu Persaud, said the Commission can provide the groups with literature, and check the materials produced to ensure the information being disseminated is accurate.

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