Priority Area 1: An inclusive, equitable and prosperous Guyana

UNICEF’s programmes with pre-primary, primary and secondary institutions ensured children continued to learn even whilst schools remained closed during the pandemic, whilst UNHCR and IOM helped migrant and refugee children get into school for the first time.

Together, UNESCO and UNICEF supported the training of 750 teachers to use online education tools, resources, and platforms.

UNHCR trained 34 individuals to instruct other trainers to teach English as a Second Language (ESL). UNHCR also provided ESL to 378 Venezuelan children and adults. A further 235 indigenous Venezuelan children were enrolled in community-based ESL classes. UNHCR also helped 44 Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Regions 1 and 7 graduate from vocational courses, and provided guidance on labour market opportunities to a further 57 Venezuelans.

Combined, the UN’s support helped ensure that more than 170,000 children continued learning in 2021.

WFP launched a COVID-19 support programme to strengthen national social protection systems in partnership with the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MHSSS). In 2021, 9,218 people (2,561 households) received cash transfers as part of the programme.

IOM completed a labour migration study to help national policymakers assess the future staffing and employment requirements of Guyana’s burgeoning private sector.

FAO helped digitalize data collection in agricultural food systems with the Guyana Rice Development Board, improving quality control and monitoring for more than 160 tonnes of rice produced by 6,000 farmers.

UNDP connected 28 ICT Hubs in remote areas to clean energy supplies as the government stepped up efforts to eliminate the digital divide in Guyana.

UNDP helped survey 1,100 square miles of land to prepare for the transfer of land titles to Amerindian peoples.