IDPADA-G to host major youth conference Saturday

THE Arthur Chung Convention Centre will come alive on Saturday when the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly holds its youth conference under the theme, “African Youth in Guyana’s New Economy : Opportunities for success”.

Organised by the Youth Committee, the aforementioned conference seeks to further empower Afro-Guyanese youths, not only with the knowledge of their powerful history, but also to inform them about the fast-changing Guyanese economy and the many opportunities being offered to them.

Organisers said the conference will allow participants to learn more about and explore education, career and business opportunities that will be available to them in the plan for the Decade of Development, crafted by the current administration. Participants are expected to meet with leaders in the new oil and gas sector and learn more about t its wide-ranging ripple effects, this is said to foster encouragement for them to capitalise on opportunities given.

Youth entrepreneurs participating in this conference will also be allowed to display their merchandise or products during the event’s proceedings. In an interview with the Guyana Chronicle, Public Relations Officer, Stephon Gabriel, noted that it is expected that after the conference, young Afro-Guyanese will further extend their knowledge about their roles in Guyana’s democracy. Gabriel further noted the tremendous input of the committee to plan the conference, by stating, “our planning process took the form of several committee meetings with executive members. We have been busy planning the budget and organising speakers with the guidance of the IDPADA-G Chair, Ms. Olive Sampson.”
President David Granger is listed as one of the speakers of the forum.

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