Three Guyanese organisations will share 20 million dollars, about 100-thousand US dollars, from the ANSA McAL Foundation’s 2026 Call for Social Investment Proposals. They were chosen from 46 applicants.
The largest grant, 10 million dollars, goes to Blossom Incorporated for a 12-month programme called Bloom Bridge. It targets young people aged 12 to 26 affected by poverty, trauma, violence, migration and social marginalisation. Through community-based hubs, participants will receive academic guidance, digital and life-skills training, exposure to entrepreneurship, and psychosocial care.
Project New Nation receives 5 million dollars for Career Quest in Bartica. The foundation says the group’s own surveys showed many young people in Bartica and nearby communities are leaving school early to earn money. The programme offers one-on-one career planning, mentorship, workplace-readiness training and entrepreneurship education, along with exposure to tertiary and vocational training.
The third grant, also 5 million dollars, goes to Tamùkke Feminists for Wapichan Youth Voices in the South Rupununi. Young Indigenous Wapichan women will explore healthy relationships, personal safety, wellbeing, communication and leadership. They will then work with a media professional to produce a short video series in their own language and lead screenings across their villages. Partners include the Wapichan Wiizi Women’s Movement and the South Rupununi District Council.