GEORGETOWN: A new national youth movement has been formed. The name is MOVE ON GUYANA, INC, acronym for Movement for Youth in Development of Guyana, Inc. In keeping with its mission, the movement will inspire and mobilize the nation’s youth population to participate in Guyana’s governance and development. The mission statement is “Integrating Our Youth Into Our Nation’s Governance And Development Agenda.” Our Motto is “Our Youth, Our Nation, Our future.”The organization’s model includes chapters in all municipalities, regions and the diaspora. A MOVE ON GUYANA chapter will be launched in New York City on March 24, 2019. The date of the Guyana launch will be announced subsequently.
The organization’s board of directors are: President, Vshal Joseph, medical student/Caricom youth ambassador; First Vice President, Dineshwar Jaiprashad UG lecturer/Pandit; Vice Chairman/Director of Health Policy Initiatives, Dr. John Anderson, Physician; Vice President/Director of Communications, Mary Adams, public relations consultant, Vice President/director of business development, Rosco Jeffry, Secretary, Christopher Johnson, UG lecturer/businessman; Treasurer, Godfrey Bess, Financial Analyst; Assistant Treasurer/Director of Fundraising & Finance, Varune Mahadeo, business executive, Assistant Secretary, Eon Bollers, City councilor/entrepreneur; Director of Special Events & Social Affairs, Saiku Andrews, recording artiste/gospel singer; Director of Digital Campaign, Aggre Marsh, ICT specialist, Director of Education & Public Policy, Joseph Singh, economist, Director of Women’s Affairs & Social Transformation, Dr. Adriele Downer-Austin, Physician; Director of Strategic Planning & Political Affairs, Akeem Peter, City Councilor/Entrepreneur; Director of Agriculture &Environmental Policy, Dillon Husbands, Manager UG Research Center/Purdue University PhD Candidate; Director of International Affairs, Dr. Randy Domer, Veterinarian, and Director, Dr. Onica Higgins, physician.
MOVE ON GUYANA will educate the nation’s youth about the power and invincibility of the vote; ensure each eligible youth voter is registered, design and operationalize an unprecedented Get Out The Vote Operation (GOTV) operation for the next elections and work to ensure qualified, talented young people are permanently integrated into every sphere of leadership in society; including government, private sector and community. Our footprint will be an indelible paradigm shift that engenders modern, progressive governance and rejuvenation of Guyana’s political culture. MOVE ON GUYANA’S votes will decidedly elect a government that to propel Guyana to modernity.
