MINISTER of Agriculture Robert Persaud, who is currently performing the duties of Prime Minister, has issued an appeal, urging men to participate in the week of activities to mark National Men’s Week.

The text of his appeal is as follows:
“I wish to encourage all men of all ethnicity, religion or age to come out to the events organized for National Men’s Week by the Men Empowerment Network and the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security. This initiative recognizes the importance of men in contributing to the well being of families, communities and the Nation at large.

Men’s positive role in the family can contribute to the successful future of the children and the well being of the family and our country. However, increasingly we are seeing single mothers having to take the sole responsibility of this role; seeing violence against the women folk on the rise and many men are not gainfully occupied.

I encourage my fellow men to join the activities including the National
Leadership Summit on Friday, January 22 at the National Cultural Centre at 16:30 hrs under the theme: “Global Positioning: Guyana’s Opportunity” and on Sunday January 24 there will be a National Men’s Rally at the National Park at 16:00 hrs under the theme: “Men as Nation Builders.”

We must see this as a great opportunity to meet and interact with such an

influential public figure, Dr Myles Munroe, Leadership coach and Spiritual leader, that will help us to overcome our challenges in taking a strong leadership role in the development of our nation.

All men must take some time off your busy schedule to participate in this
week of activities and to encourage your friends, relatives, staff and colleagues to participate with you. I hope to see you all at these events and may we all commit ourselves to developing our nation by playing a very active role in every way possible.”