SCORES of persons on Sunday morning joined with the Give Another Chance Foundation and marched around Georgetown, to raise awareness for emotional intelligence (EI) of children to allow them to better express their feelings to aid in their development.

Held under the theme “With mindfulness we can change children’s lives” the walk commenced in front of the Parliament Building and ended with a Pop-up Festival at the Parade Ground.

Armed with placards, the patrons comprising children and young adults quoted inspirations and the rights of the child.

Also participating in the walk was Mayor of Georgetown, Patricia Chase-Green with a placard saying “Life- A good life lived to its full potential is the right of every child.”
Speaking with the Guyana Chronicle was the founder of the charitable organisation, Miranda Thakur-Deen, who explained that the event sought to sensitise Guyanese about emotional intelligence in children and young adults.

“Our foundation is about youth, children and young adults,” Thakur-Deen stressed, as she explained that emotional intelligence starts from the time a person is conceived until the end of their life.

“We want the children to be conscious that we can help them in empathy, and how to deal with bullying in school and mental health issues because when you are emotionally capable you will be able to deal with anything,” she added.

Thakur-Deen explained that her non-governmental foundation will be campaigning at schools nationwide to get emotional intelligence into the school curriculum.
The organisation provides access to education, offers scholarships and provides school supplies and computers as part of their outreach.

She stated that the foundation would also reach out to children during the Christmas season and distribute over 2,000 toys, while spreading the holiday cheer.