On September 22, 2020, the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) partnered with Empower Guyana to assist the Hauraruni Girls Home located on the Linden Soesdyke Highway. The home is an Alternative Care Centre for female children who are the victims of abuse and neglect in the home setting. There are currently twenty-five girls domiciled at the institution which is managed by a denomination of the Christian Church.

The partnership is aimed at hosting an Art Workshop at the Home slated for October 17, 2020. It will entail the professional artists of Empower Guyana Consultancy providing training to the children in the area of visual arts as part of a Day of Painting held at the Home. The paintings produced by the professional artists as well as the children will then be brought to Georgetown to be auctioned. The proceeds will go to the Home with a percentage allocated to the professional artists. Unused art supplies will be left with the children for them to further develop and hone their artistic capacity and skills.

In the above photo, Mr Kester Hutson, Treasurer of the Chambers hands over the donations to Mr Amar Panday, Chief Executive Officer of the Rights of the Child Commission and Founder of Empower Guyana Consultancy. The two entities hope this partnership can blossom into an annual calendar event and that other similar activities can be undertaken by Corporate Guyana to assist the less fortunate in honing a skill set to allow for their personal and career development.