CHAIRMAN of the Green Path Foundation, Charles Griffith, yesterday presented the secretary of Taurus Women’s Club, Odessa Moffat, with agricultural tools and seeds in the Guyana Chronicle compound.

This is for an agriculture programme called ‘Backyard Agricultural Project’.
Griffith told the Chronicle that Green Path Foundation is a non-governmental organisation that operates in Melanie, East Coast of Demerara, and around Georgetown.
“We supported this project to encourage the residents of Melanie to get involved in agriculture, whether on a small or large scale, to either feed themselves or to provide an economic livelihood,” Griffith said.
The Taurus Women’s Club, also located in Melanie, since its formation has been involved in a number of activities such as providing training in several areas including information technology, home economics, handicraft, photography, and video and digital operations.
The club has been commended for its work in assisting senior citizens, hosting workshops and providing a literacy programme for youths, school dropouts and women, as well as providing a learning and earning centre, and environmental protection and waste management programmes, commonly referred to as the ‘Best Kept Yard’ competition.
The Taurus Women’s Club, which seeks to empower women and educate children, has only been in existence for a short period. It was formed in August 2013 by Member of Parliament Indra Chandarpal and launched on October 12, 2013.

(By Tash Van Doimen)