GYD$20 million committed to 3 Social Investment programmes

On October 2, 2026, ANSA McAL and the ANSA McAL Foundation announced our support for 3 flagship social investment programmes in Guyana, following a national call for proposals that solicited 46 applications, a rigorous screening process, site visits to 9 shortlisted NGOs, and a capacity-building workshop at Cara Lodge in Georgetown.

The 3 awardees are established NGOs with social impact track records, and we’re delighted to partner with them in the medium-term. Their programmes will be funded, monitored and evaluated for a year from inception, with the opportunity for programme renewal at the end of that year.

We’ve committed GYD$10 million to…

Blossom Inc.

Leanna Thompson and Joses Solomon of Blossom Inc.

Blossom will deliver “Bloom Bridge: Safe Learning, Digital Skills and Equal Futures” – a 12-month education-equity and youth development programme designed to support vulberable adolescents and youths between 12-26 who are at risk of educational exclusion because of poverty, trauma, violence, migration, language barriers, family instability, gender inequality or social marginalisation.

The programme will establish safe community-based learning hubs in selected underserved communities, providing structured literacy and numeracy reinforcement, digital literacy, online safety, life skills, entrepreneurship exposure, psychosocial support and safeguarding education.

The programme advances SDG 4, which seeks inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities, and SDG 10, which focuses on reducing inequality.

Two other NGOs have been allocated GYD$5 million each. They are…

Project New Nation

Magaiva Gonsalves, Executive Director of Project New Nation

Based in the rural community of Bartica, gateway to Guyana’s gold mining regions, Project New Nation will deliver Career Quest, a youth career development initiative, to help young people in Bartica and surrounding communities make informed decisions about their futures.

Project New Nation developed Career Quest after surveys showed that young people in its catchment area are leaving school prematurely in search of immediate income in mining. Programme participants will receive one-on-one support in developing career plans, mentorship, workplace readiness training, entrepreneurship education, and exposure to opportunities in tertiary education and vocational training.

Tamùkke Feminists

Sandi Bowen of Tamùkke Feminists receives her workshop participation certificate from Padma De Lima, Managing Director of Guyana Breweries

Tamùkke Feminists will implement Wapichan Youth Voices, a community-led youth life-skills programme in the South Rupununi. Young women from the indigenous Wapichan community will strengthen their confidence, voice and leadership through learning about healthy relationships and respect, personal safety, wellbeing and communication.

Mentored by a media professional, participants will produce a short video series in their own language carrying these messages, and lead screenings across their villages. The programme is to be delivered in conjunction with the Wapichan Wiizi Women’s Movement, the South Rupununi District Council, and ChildLink.