The Ministry of Education – Guyana’s Special Education Needs Sector recently held a significant workshop back in early March aimed at enhancing the education of visually impaired children across the nation. Held at the CPCE Conference room, the workshop gathered…
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2024 CAMPAIGN
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2024, GCOPD collaborated with Embers Ignite Inc. to conduct a Social Media Campaign to spotlight the achievements and resilience of women with disabilities. The social media campaign entailed the personal and professional achievements of…
Debunking Myths: What You Need to Know About Blindness/ Visual Impairment
Hey there, readers! It’s Blindness Awareness Month 2024, so in observance we’ve decided to debunk some common myths about blindness/ visual impairment. While many of us may think we understand what it means to be blind, there are a lot…
Blindness Awareness Month 2024!
May is known as Blindness Awareness Month in the Caribbean. Its purpose is to raise awareness and put a spotlight on persons who are blind/ visually impaired and the realities of living without sight by providing a platform to raise…
GCOPD AT ZEROCON 2024!
The Zero Project Conference (ZeroCon), is an annual conference that brings together stakeholders from around the world to discuss topics on disability inclusion, this year’s conference was held in Vienna, Austria by the United Nations. This year, Ganesh Singh, Programme…
Climate Resilient Actions for Food Security for Persons with Disabilities -The 7th Operational Phase of the GEF Small Grant Programme
The Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities, with funding from UNDP through the 7th Operational Phase of the GEF Small Grant Programme, commenced its “Climate -Resilient Actions for Food Security for Persons with Disabilities (CRAFS for PWDs)” programme.…
Disabled Person or Person with a Disability? – Promoting Rights Based Language
Has anyone ever called you a word that made you feel inadequate or made you feel as though something was wrong with you? We may not often think of how language influences the way we think or perceive things around…
GEF Shade-house Cultivation Training for Persons with Disabilities
Women with Disabilities Conference on Gender-Based Violence
Collaborator: Spotlight Initiative Facilitator: Marlon Agrippa – Representative from Shades of the Skies Speakers: Rosemarie Ramitt – Coordinator of the Women with Disabilities Network of GCOPD Ganesh Singh – GCOPD Programme Manager Alikah Doris – Representative from UN Women Dena…
National Youth with Disabilities Conference 2023
Sponsor: United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Collaborator: International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Chair: Rosemarie Ramitt - Coordinator of GCOPD’s Women with Disabilities Network Speakers: Ganesh Singh – GCOPD Programme Manager Danielle Anthony – IFES Senior Programme Officer…