The Sophia Primary School hosted the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana’s second mega Business and Welfare Conference which attracted just over 500 persons On February 3, 2019. Again, the body brought free health care services, this time to the Sophia community and surrounding areas. Free housing and business registration forms were available. Passport and birth certificate forms as well as assistance in filling out the documents.

The attention of young persons was brought to various training institutions that were aiding in career choices and professions. Other persons who were in need of welfare services which included assistance for a child or other family members with disabilities, ailments and so on were able to access representatives from the relevant agencies.

Business persons were also able to get the relevant information and assistance to grow their establishment or increase production of goods and services. Various tests were available where free medical care was provided and a dispensary available for prescriptions.

The International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly –Guyana kicked of its regular countrywide conferences with a big bang in 2019, hosting its first mega “Business and Family Welfare” conference to be repeated in strategic locations across the country throughout the year.

The agency’s first mega conference was held at the Dolphin Secondary School at Broad Street on January 27, 2019 and the idea was to increase the number of services available to those being served. This included assisting persons in accessing necessary documents, personal and otherwise. The IDPADA-G was also able to bring free health and other welfare services to the people.

Numerous attendees, particularly senior persons were able to access free medical services and medication within a relatively short period of time. They were able to have various tests and other inspections done.

Hundreds of persons were also able to apply for birth certificates for the first time while others were able to replace damaged or misplaced documents. They were able to make first time applications or replace expired passports, register their business or replace expired certificates. Attendees got forms to apply for TIN certificates, and free forms to apply to housing authorities in pursuit of their own homes.

The IDPADA-G helped persons with business plans and ideas, while attendees were able to set up appointments and other follow up services with agencies providing the services they needed.