International groups & clubS in Guyana

Settling into a new culture could be tough. Once the bags and boxes are unpacked and you’ve met your colleagues, you will need a mix of local and international friends to help you settle into your new culture.

Friends to share your adventures; friends who understand your frustrations because they’ve probably experienced them as well. Friends to provide the right guidance and tips along the way or friends to grab a coffee or cold beer.

From internationally recognized organizations to local groups, here are some ways for internationals to get together and get involved:

  • AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (AMCHAM)
    A voluntary, non-profit, membership organization committed to promoting and enhancing commercial relations between the United States and Guyana.

    Email: info@amchamguyana.com
    Website:     https://amcham.gy/


    CANADA - GUYANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

    The Canada-Guyana Chamber of Commerce is a non-partisan institution dedicated to promoting and facilitating investment and trade between Guyana and Canada as well as other countries

    Email: info@cgcc.gy

    Website: https://cgcc.gy/


    CONSULTATIVE ASSOCIATION OF GUYANESE INDUSTRY

    Recognized employers organization in Guyana and represents the interest of many employers throughout Guyana. Its membership is comprised of major companies and corporations, as well as small and medium size enterprises both in the private and public corporate sectors.

    Email: info@cagi.org.gy

    Website: https://cagi.org.gy/


    GEORGETOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

    The GCCI is the oldest private sector representative organization in Guyana (established in 1890) and is a member-driven and professionally staffed non-profit association of business people committed to improving the economic climate and quality of life in Guyana.

    Email: gccicommerce2009@gmail.com

    Website: https://gcci.gy/

    GUYANA MANUFACTURING & SERVICES ASSOCIATION LIMITED
    Responsible for Government/Industry liaison, fund raising and development financing. Sub-Sector Committees or Technical working groups are also established to oversee and cater to the specific needs of members in their respective sectors.

    Email: gmsaguyanaltd@gmail.com
    Website: https://gmsagy.org/

    INSTITUTE OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT (IPED)
    The Institute of Private Enterprise Development is a company limited by guarantee and registered as a not-for profit Company under the Companies Act.

    Email: iped@ipedgy.com
    Website. https://ipedgy.com/

    PRIVATE SECTOR COMMISSION
    Established in 1992 by five Private Sector Associations with the aim of bringing together all Private Sector Organs and Business Entities under the purview of being one National Body.

    Email: office@psc.org.gy
    Website: https://www.psc.org.gy/

    WOMEN’S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
    A nonprofit business organization of empowered and diverse women dedicated to the advancement and empowerment of women through avenues of leadership, education, advocacy, and mentoring.
    Email: membership@wcciguyana.com
    Website: https://wcciguyana.com/

    WOMEN IN OIL AND GAS
    An organization committed to abetting women in the energy and mineral industry. WIOGGT provides opportunities for women to meet other professionals in the industry, to increase the opportunity for women to enter the industry, to increase their knowledge of issues within the industry.
    Email: info@womeninoilandgasguyana.com
    Website: https://wioggy.com/



  • Lion’s Club of Georgetown
    To empower volunteers to serve the community, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote a common understanding in the Club

    Email: lionsclubgeorgetown@yahoo.com

    Website: https://www.facebook.com/Lions-Club-of-Georgetown-375272392636873/

    Rotary Club of Georgetown
    The Rotaract Club of Georgetown is a non-profit, non-governmental organization for individuals from the ages of 18-35, with a mandate to provide services to the community through volunteer initiatives that have led to significant community projects.

    Email: rotaryclubofgeorgetown@gmail.com

    Website: https://www.rotaryclubofgeorgetownguyana.org/


    Rotary Club of Garden City
    The members of The Rotary Club of Garden City are firsthand witnesses to the impacts of climate change and will focus its service projects on the Environment.
    Email:     gcrcguyrotary2020@gmail.com
    Website: https://rotaryclubgardencitygy.org/

    Toastmasters
    Toastmasters provides a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth.

    Email: membership@toastmasters.org

    Website: https://www.toastmasters.org/

  • INTERNATIONS

    This group is well known globally with chapters in almost every country of the world. Members host events for groups of like-minded internationals to get together socially.

    website: https://www.internations.org

    FOREIGN EMBASSIES

    Some foreign embassies have programs in place for citizens to get together and socialize.

  • GENERAL

    Guyana Red Cross Society

    The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is the world's largest humanitarian organization, providing assistance without discrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. Responsible for the delivering of Humanitarian aid, development of programmes and outreach services in Guyana.

    email: administration@guyanaredcross.org.gy; phone: 592 227 1116

    website: http://guyanaredcross.org.gy/

    Habitat for Humanity
    Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit housing organization working in local communities across all 50 states and in more than 70 countries around the world. Habitat’s vision is of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Habitat works toward this vision by building and improving homes in partnership with individuals and families in need of a decent and affordable place to live.

    email: info@habitat.org.gy phone: 592 227 7103

    website: https://www.habitat.org/lac-en/gy/georgetown/guyana-hfh

    WOMEN & CHILDREN

    Blossom Inc

    Blossom Inc. is a children’s charity based in Guyana, South America. The goals are to support the child protection system in Guyana and to support children and families affected by trauma.

    email: blossomincgy@gmail.com; phone: 592 233 6701
    website: https://blossominc.org/


    Red Thread
    Red Thread's goal is to organize with women, beginning with grassroots women, to cross divides and transform our conditions. We provide services to women and children exploited in unequal power relations and simultaneously work to change those relations.

    email: redthreadguyana@gmail.com; phone: 592 227 7010

    website: https://redthreadguyana.org/


    Childlink Guyana Inc
    Childlink works towards the protection of children against abuse and exploitation, including physical, sexual, emotional, neglect and commercial.

    email: administration@guyanaredcross.org.gy; phone: 592 227 1116

    website: https://www.childlinkgy.org/



    Help & Shelter
    Help & Shelter is a non-governmental organization formed as a response to the high incidence of violence, alcoholism and poverty in Guyana, the increase in family instability and the lack of support for victims wishing to leave abusive situations and/or in need of counseling and crisis services.

    email: hands@networksgy.com; mkertzious@ymail.com
    website: https://www.hands.org.gy/

    HEALTH

    Guyana Cancer Prevention Society
    Guyana Cancer Prevention Society
    GCPS raises cancer awareness and implements screening programs to increase cancer survival rates among the natives of the Amazon rainforest.

    email: cniamatali@yahoo.com ; phone:592 661 8803
    website: https://www.hands.org.gy/


    Guyana Epilepsy Foundation
    EFG is an association of physicians, health professionals, and allied- and para-health professionals and other persons of any sort – including epileptics themselves - in Guyana, committed to promoting the equal health care access for people living with epilepsy in Guyana and the rights of people suffering from seizures, especially in the areas of health, education and employment.

    email: info@ibe-epilepsy.org ;phone: 592 661 8803

    website: https://www.ibe-epilepsy.org/


    National Commission on Disability
    The NCD plays a coordinating role in a multi-sectoral approach to helping persons with disabilities to live full and productive lives. The National Commission on Disability (NCD) is a statutory body that coordinates all disability matters in Guyana.

    email: incd101297@gmail.com ; phone: 592 226-4566

    website: https://www.ncdguyana.org/

    SEXUALITY & RIGHTS

    Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA)

    GRPA is the leading provider of sexual and reproductive health care and family planning services in Guyana. email: grpa.gy@gmail.com ; phone: 592 225 4743
    website: http://grpa.org.gy/



    National Coordinating Coalition Inc (NCC)
    (NCC) is an umbrella organization that supports and helps coordinate the work of nonprofit / civil society organizations in Guyana focused on policy advocacy for marginalised groups, support to victims of GBV and the extension of social services to link underserved and vulnerable groups to opportunities for greater empowerment.

    email: nccgy2017@gmail.com; admin@nccgy.org ; phone: (592) 219 0014
    website: https://nccgy.org/



    The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD)
    The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) is a human rights organisation and movement leading change to end discrimination based on sexuality and gender in Guyana.

    email: sasod@sasod.org.gy phone: (592) 225-7283
    website: https://www.sasod.org.gy/

    Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Adventures

    SRHR (Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights) Adventures, is an initiative that seeks to raise awareness of sexual and reproductive health and rights with a special focus on family planning.

    email: srhadventures@gmail.com

    website: https://srhradventures.com/


    ETHNIC

    Amerindian People Association
    The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) is a non-governmental Indigenous Peoples organization in Guyana. It is primarily an advocacy organization that seeks to promote and defend the rights of the Indigenous Peoples of Guyana.

    email: apaguy@networksgy.com phone: 592 227-0275
    website: https://apaguyana.com/

    Chinese Association of Guyana

    Chinese Association of Guyana promotes the friendship between China and Guyana.

    website: https://www.facebook.com/chineseassociationguyana/

    Indian Action Committee
    The IAC, a non-Governmental organisation was formed in 2003 to promote and preserve the Guyanese Indian Heritage as part of the Guyanese Multi-Cultural fabric
    email: info@iacguyana.com phone: 592 656 6999
    website:     https://www.facebook.com/iacguyana/

    Internation Decade of People of African Descent Assembly

    IDPADA-G is an assembly of African organizations. A registered or non-registered African organization with a record of activism in the African community in Guyana can become an organizational member of IDPADA-G.

    email: info@idpada-g.gy phone: 592 223 8852
    website: https://idpada-g.gy/

Once you’ve joined an organization, you may be wondering about opportunities to get together. Here is what you need to know about holidays in Guyana and ways to enjoy your leisure time.

 

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