GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC -The Guyana authorities is “disturbed by the quite a few inaccuracies, severe flaws, and important omissions” within the Efficiency Audit of the Girls’s Innovation and Funding Community (WIIN) Programme.
The report offered on the Nationwide Meeting final Thursday discovered this system wanted to be revised. It benefitted solely 16 p.c of the susceptible ladies who had signaled their curiosity in it.
Nonetheless, in a prolonged assertion, the Ministry of Human Companies and Social Safety mentioned the Audit Workplace of Guyana’s audit for the interval January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2022, is flawed and inaccurate.
It mentioned since its launch in 2021, WIIN has revolutionized entry to coaching for ladies throughout Guyana, providing the first-ever free hybrid mannequin with zero entry necessities.
“This program, unprecedented in its scope and impression, ensures that ladies in each area—no matter background or circumstance—can acquire priceless expertise via the Guyana Girls’s Management Institute.
“WIIN immediately aligns with this Authorities’s unwavering dedication to accessibility and inclusivity, breaking down limitations which have lengthy saved many ladies from alternatives for development. It’s a daring and transformative initiative that challenges the established order and expands alternatives for all.”
The Ministry mentioned 6,203 ladies have been skilled underneath the WIIN Programme throughout the interval underneath evaluate, surpassing the goal of 6,000 individuals.
“With an funding of GUY$185.5 million (One Guyana greenback=US$0.004 cents) over two years, together with GUY$64 million allotted to WIIN in 2021, the initiative targeted on strategically coaching ladies in a number of areas that are wanted within the nation and aligned to numerous sectoral initiatives to drive ladies’s empowerment and financial independence.”
The Ministry mentioned that though in depth documentation and data for the interval have been offered, “it’s disappointing that the report comprises many unsubstantiated conclusions. “It begs the query as as to if the report is framed negatively to decrease the tangible impression of this program on the lives of 1000’s of Guyanese ladies. Little doubt there was, and might be, room for enchancment, as it is a new program, a three-year-old program, which continues to evolve and broaden.”
The Ministry mentioned that whereas the report acknowledges the numerous progress made since WIIN’s inception,” it undermines these achievements with skewed, overly unfavorable conclusions.
“As a substitute of giving due credit score to the transformative impression of this program, the report distorts the narrative, diminishing the strides made and failing to acknowledge the complete scope of WIIN’s success.”
The Authorities mentioned it’s “essential to right the incorrect and deceptive conclusions offered on this report,” outlining a prolonged rebuttal to what it thought of “these flaws” that “should be addressed to make sure a good and correct illustration of the WIIN program’s impression and progress.”
It mentioned the declare that the certificates awarded are of “no worth” is predicated on an anecdotal reference from a single particular person.
“This remoted opinion doesn’t mirror the legitimacy of the certification, which was carried out via revered academic our bodies.”
The Ministry mentioned the audit’s conclusion that the competent authority “didn’t successfully monitor or consider this system” was untimely.
“Regardless of some database inconsistencies, strong programs have been in place for monitoring contributors and supporting their progress. The Ministry stays dedicated to strengthening these efforts for higher outcomes.”
The Ministry mentioned that whereas it “acknowledges sure limitations in this system and is actively addressing them,” the audit’s conclusions are essentially flawed, based mostly on incomplete and, in lots of circumstances, inaccurate data.
“The audit fails to seize the complete scope of the Ministry’s efforts, overlooking key enhancements to broaden entry, present hands-on coaching, and guarantee job readiness. Our dedication to addressing gaps is unwavering, nevertheless it should be clear that the audit’s skewed conclusions misrepresent this system’s precise progress and impression.”
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