Mings Products donates outboard motor to Indigenous women's organisation

(Kaieteur News) – Mings Products & Services Ltd. (MPS) on Thursday donated a Yamaha 25HP outboard motor, valued at $764,000, along with two adult life jackets to TOWATUMA Inc., an Indigenous women’s organisation based in Morawhanna, Region One.

The company in a statement disclosed that the donation was officially handed over on in the presence of MPS senior management, representatives of TOWATUMA Inc., and Ms. Annette Arjoon, Project Director of the Greater Guyana Initiative (GGI) project, which supported the establishment of the organisation’s shade houses.

According to the statement, rooted in Warao tradition, TOWATUMA, meaning “women working together,” is dedicated to creating sustainable economic opportunities for Indigenous women and youths in Guyana’s Northwest District, Region One. Through initiatives such as the shade-house cultivation of high-value crops, the organisation seeks to strengthen livelihoods, promote self-sufficiency and encourage environmental sustainability.