NATIONAL RESOURCE AND DOCUMENTATION CENTRE FOR GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT Established in 1998
(A JOINT PROJECT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA AND UNDP)
TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY OF WOMEN AND TO EMPOWER THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND IN ALL ASPECTS OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE INFORMATION RESOURCES AND AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO THE EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF SUCH RESOURCES. TO SUPPORT GENDER EQUITY AND THE WORK OF PLANNERS AND DECISION MAKERS BY ENSURING ACCESSIBILITY TO THE RELEVANT DATA AND INFORMATION.
ITS FUNCTIONS ARE:
TO COLLECT A RANGE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IN ALL AVAILABLE FORMATS ON GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT, GENDER EQUITY AND ON ALL ISSUES RELATING TO WOMEN AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
TO COLLECT COMPREHENSIVELY ALL INFORMATION PRODUCED LOCALLY ABOUT WOMEN AND ABOUT THE LOCAL WOMEN'S MOVEMENT AND RELATED ISSUES.
TO CREATE A COMPUTERISED DATA BASE FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION.
TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ITS RESOURCES TO ALL LEGITIMATE USERS.
TO PROMOTE AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO QUIET STUDY.
TO SUPPORT ALL FORMAL OR INFORMAL ENDEAVOURS CONCERNED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN.
TO MAKE THE NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES ACCESSIBLE TO WOMEN.
TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE RESEARCH ON GENDER ISSUES.
TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE THE NATIONAL HERITAGE OF GUYANESE WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
THE INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGER
NATIONAL RESOURCE & DOCUMENTATION CENTRE
FOR GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
MINISTRY OF HUMAN SERVICES AND SOCIAL SECURITY
1, WATER & CORNHILL STREET
STABROEK
GEORGETOWN
REPUBLIC OF GUYANA
Telephone number: 592-02-67073
E-Mail: nrdocgd@sdnp.org.gy
(A JOINT PROJECT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA AND UNDP)
TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY OF WOMEN AND TO EMPOWER THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS AND IN ALL ASPECTS OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE INFORMATION RESOURCES AND AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO THE EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF SUCH RESOURCES. TO SUPPORT GENDER EQUITY AND THE WORK OF PLANNERS AND DECISION MAKERS BY ENSURING ACCESSIBILITY TO THE RELEVANT DATA AND INFORMATION.
ITS FUNCTIONS ARE:
TO COLLECT A RANGE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES IN ALL AVAILABLE FORMATS ON GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT, GENDER EQUITY AND ON ALL ISSUES RELATING TO WOMEN AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT.
TO COLLECT COMPREHENSIVELY ALL INFORMATION PRODUCED LOCALLY ABOUT WOMEN AND ABOUT THE LOCAL WOMEN'S MOVEMENT AND RELATED ISSUES.
TO CREATE A COMPUTERISED DATA BASE FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION.
TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ITS RESOURCES TO ALL LEGITIMATE USERS.
TO PROMOTE AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO QUIET STUDY.
TO SUPPORT ALL FORMAL OR INFORMAL ENDEAVOURS CONCERNED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN.
TO MAKE THE NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES ACCESSIBLE TO WOMEN.
TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE RESEARCH ON GENDER ISSUES.
TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE THE NATIONAL HERITAGE OF GUYANESE WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
THE INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGER
NATIONAL RESOURCE & DOCUMENTATION CENTRE
FOR GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT
MINISTRY OF HUMAN SERVICES AND SOCIAL SECURITY
1, WATER & CORNHILL STREET
STABROEK
GEORGETOWN
REPUBLIC OF GUYANA
Telephone number: 592-02-67073
E-Mail: nrdocgd@sdnp.org.gy
