The spirit of giving was always in those who came together to form the Give Another Chance Foundation (GACF). Since its inception, it has assist communities in finding long-term solutions to poverty through innovative education and livelihood projects.
Some of the NGSA students in Wakenaam who received gifts from GACF
GACF started with annual donations to the island of Wakenaam. For approximately eight years, these contributions continued in Wakenaam and across Guyana, after which it was decided that it was time to expand and bring joy to more persons, particularly children across Guyana.
Hence, in 2015, it was decided that Give Another Chance Foundation would be established so as to invite more individuals to share in this venture of bettering the lives of those in need. GACF is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation registered locally.
The Foundation is committed to providing basic education from pre-school to university, and healthcare to underprivileged children in rural and urban communities. Its members believe whether you are addressing healthcare, poverty, population control, unemployment or human rights, there is no better place to start, than in the corridors of education.
Clothing donated by the FoundationGACF back-to-school drive provides essential supplies for underprivileged students
Empowering individuals to earn a livelihood, the Foundation’s goal is to increase one’s awareness on a range of issues – from healthcare to appropriate social behaviour to understanding one’s rights, and in the process help individuals evolve as better citizens.
Additionally, the Foundation creates a social movement that improves children’s lives through the provision of effective health, education and nutritional programmes; assists in the transformation in the quality of education and learning outcomes in efforts to encourage children and youth to realise their own personal achievement in every field; provides leadership and life skills training to ensure advancement in their futures do occur; promotes cohesion and social responsibility through which the opportunities provided to them would be used to affect the lives of others positively; promotes respect and observance of human rights along with the empowerment of all individuals who have experienced and survived inhumanity; works in collaboration with any organisation or agency that hopes to achieve the same objectives.
A few of the organisation’s activities include its annual Christmas tree light-up and gift giving on the island of Wakenaam; annual NGSA Graduation in Wakenaam (to all the students who would have written the exam) and Georgetown (to selected children from under-privileged areas) – the gifts given at these ceremonies include bicycles, laptop computers, books, and much more; annual back-to-school backpacks sharing (different areas are chosen yearly); tertiary education scholarship to the best gradating secondary school student from the Essequibo islands (Wakenaam); furnishing the Arthurville Primary School in Wakenaam with a functioning library and free lessons to NGSA students; annual distribution of toys, garment materials and sewing equipment, basic tools (cutlasses, axes, etc) to residents in Baramita, North West District.
To successfully execute its mission/objectives, GACF currently has a 15-member executive body.
Also, in the various areas the Foundation chooses to work, volunteers are readily available to assist in carrying out the duties that need to be achieved.
Give Another Chance Foundation has accepted the responsibility to provide those in need with the building blocks to create a prosperous life. Its main aim is to provide communities with the necessary resources to ensure that every individual is given the chance to evolve into a better citizen.
Visit Give Another Chance Foundation on Facebook to learn more about its empowering work. (Information provided by GACF)
