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Chinese Ambassador Guo Haiyan interacting with some of the trainees (Photo: News Room/ August 29, 2022)
Debbie Argyle, the Chairperson of the Mahaica Women’s Group, is one of the beneficiaries.
“I used to plait branches from the age of six years and being a craft person, I had a little knowledge,” she related.
Eager to gain another skill, however, she spent the past two weeks immersing herself in the use of bamboo. Baskets and headpieces were among the items the group created but on her own, Argyle created belts, purses and placemats.
Argyle said she intends on sharing what she learnt with the other 20 members of the women’s group.
Beyond these items, however, Chinese Ambassador to Guyana Guo Haiyan alluded to other business opportunities.
“There is great potential for bamboo housing (and) housing furniture in Guyana,” the Ambassador told the trainees, while expressing her hope that they will be able to find ready markets for their products.
Similarly, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall said that the government hopes to create new business opportunities for people. And creating bamboo products can prove to be a profitable venture.
