Georgetown: The Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL) has expressed its support for the LEAD project sponsored by USAID, having regard to its stated objectives.
According to the organization, for over twenty – five (25) years the GAWL has been an organization that has, among other things, adhered to its primary mandate by providing education and awareness in various forms to women, children and the general public.
“Throughout the years we have in this context honoured our civic duty to provide information by assisting persons in understanding their rights and obligations on areas of law which are fundamental to their lives as citizens of Guyana.
Two of these activities were the series of countrywide seminars on the amended electoral laws prior to the 2001 general elections which came out of the Constitution Reform Commission process.
Later, in a collaborative effort with the then National Commission on Women, and thereafter with support from USAID, a pocket – sized user – friendly booklet on the Constitution, now entitled, ‘The Constitution and You’ was produced.
USAID has also been instrumental in providing funding for the publication of our four ‘Law and You’ booklets the contents of which have always been very well received by members of the public.
It was considered important to provide this background in order to acknowledge and highlight the fact that none of these initiatives (and the several others) could have been possible without the tangible support of the international and diplomatic community.
The GAWL welcomes an opportunity to partner with USAID in the field of education and awareness on local government laws and other activities for the benefit of the Guyanese society.
It is and has always been our respectful view that Guyana’s successes as a nation and enhancement of its citizens can only be achieved with the efforts of all – with cooperation and assistance from all parties that are genuinely interested in our well-being as a nation.
We therefore urge all stakeholders to encourage and foster dialogue on the LEAD project with the understanding that the ultimate winner must be our citizens. We advocate an open-minded and objective approach to be embarked upon in good faith. If such an approach is adopted, GAWL is of the view that a positive resolution of the current impasse can be achieved. “ the GAWL underscored.
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