Care economy initiative to create jobs, ease pressure on families

Working families, senior citizens and aspiring entrepreneurs stand to benefit from the government’s $1.2 billion National Co-Invest Care Economy Initiative, which aims to improve access to affordable care while creating new employment and business opportunities across Guyana.

The initiative seeks to transform caregiving from an unpaid responsibility shouldered largely by families into a structured economic sector that supports livelihoods while ensuring children and elderly persons receive appropriate attention and assistance.

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In a detailed presentation on her Facebook page, Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr Vindhya Persaud explained that the programme intends to reach communities across Guyana, giving working parents greater access to childcare and ensuring senior citizens can receive support in their homes and communities.