Georgetown : Ambassador Brent Hardt met with two Guyanese women leaders who will be going to the United States in mid-October to participate in International Visitor programs – one on Breast Cancer Awareness and Outreach and the other on Women's Leadership and Political Participation. Ambassador Hardt emphasized that the State Department considers foreign policy issues and activities relating to the political, economic, and social advancement of women a priority. Mignon Bowen and Simone Morris-Ramlall shared information about their respective organizations, as well as their efforts to empower women in Guyana.
Mignon Bowen will participate in the State Department’s Multi-Regional Program on Breast Cancer Awareness and Outreach from October 10 to 28, 2011. This program will provide opportunities for 30 or more participants to interact with U.S. healthcare practitioners and participate in activities during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the United States.
Simone Morris-Ramlall will be involved with the State Department’s Women's Leadership and Political Participation Voluntary Visitor’s Program, fromOctober 10 to 19, 2011. In this ten-day, Sub-Regional Project for the Caribbean, participants will visit the United States to examine how international, national, and local organizations serve, protect, and empower women in all facets of daily life, from the home front to community, civic, and political participation.
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