THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is scheduled to commence the monthly Financial Assistance Programme to Regional Member Associations in January 2018 as they seek to strengthen their affiliates’ capacity to implement their programmes.
According to a release from the GFF, this was made known to the regional member associations via correspondence dated Wednesday, September 13 and follows a decision taken at the GFF’s Ordinary Congress in May this year, where it was decided that all associations will receive a monthly subvention of $50 000.
Wayne Forde, president of the GFF, stated that the strengthening of good governance structures is key, and highlighted “under president Infantino’s leadership, strong emphasis is being placed on the overall Governance of Football globally.”
“While it is also true that the stigma of a pervasive culture of endemic corruption, impropriety and unaccountability looms ominously over Guyana and the wider football world, my executive committee is determined to demonstrate a clear departure from the practices of the past. I remain optimistic that Guyana can lead the rest of the CFU region by implementing with urgency the necessary Governance reforms which will in due course bolster the credibility of football administration,” Forde said.
To access the funds, the GFF has outlined criteria which their member associations must adhere to, which state, “Members must hold monthly meetings (Minutes to be submitted); Members must have an active bank account of which the Association’s president is one of the signatories; Members must submit a monthly income and expense report with supporting documents; Members must submit a monthly activity report.”