THE Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) continues its commitment to the development of young people through its involvement in community and youth organisations.
The company has extended its support to July/August vacation activities organised by the President’s Youth Award: Republic of Guyana (PYARG), Malteenoes Sports Club, Georgetown and the Eddy Grant Learning and Research Centre, Plaisance, East Coast of Demerara.

Shaquelle Williams, GTT’s Communication Executive, said that the donations by the company are in keeping with GTT’s promise to strengthen communities.
“We believe in being involved in communities, not only because we provide critical service, but for development. For us it is important to contribute to the structures such as organised groups that mentor and guide our children”.
Executive Officer of PYARG, Ivan Bentham, received a laptop on behalf of his organisation. The PC will be used in PYARG’s ICT vacation workshop to equip more than 20 young people ages 14-24, with necessary technical competencies. The programme lead said that he was pleased to receive the positive contribution.

“This is a diverse initiative, and we equip young people from all ten administrative regions with the necessary skills in keeping with the Government’s development agenda. I am pleased to see GTT, a company that plays such a major role in the country’s ICT infrastructure, playing its part,” Bentham said.

Children at the Malteenoes Sports Club and the Eddy Grant Learning and Research Centre received back-to-school backpacks, while two young cricketers were also rewarded with professional cricket bats and encouraged to continue persuing the sport.
NDC Representative and Coordinator at the Eddy Grant Learning and Research Centre, Rodwell Lewis, said that his community appreciates the effort by the company.

“As someone who has worked in this community with the children as an educator for more than three decades, I think an involvement in youth development from the perspective of education and the development of personal talent is critical and we in Plaisance want to thank GTT for its service and its contribution.”
Last year, during the country’s largest Fibre roll-out, GTT donated several smart classrooms to schools across Guyana.