IDB - Inter-American Development Bank

Purpose

This project supports the sovereign loan to the Government of Guyana. It aims to strengthen institutional capacity for improving social service delivery, focusing on increasing access to women, people with disabilities, senior citizens, and indigenous peoples. Project activities include: (1) building capacity for project planning, monitoring and evaluation and administration of human resources; (2) improving capacity for the operation and maintenance of information portals; (3) providing vulnerable groups with skills training, labour market information and related services to build their capacity for employment and self-employment; and (4) strengthening electronic payment systems to access old age pensions easily.