Thirty-one young persons were today inducted into the Forbes Burnham
Mentorship Scheme (FBAMS); a programme designed to aid young persons
capable of effectively handling the tasks ahead.
FBAMS is a 2013 successor scheme of the Georgetown District Awards and
Mentorship Scheme of 2001.
The Scheme provides youths and their parents with various indoor and
outdoor exposure that could impact positively on their all-round
development, and the sharing and acquisition of parenting skills by
parents. The programme is intended to complement the school system and
supplement the role of the family.
The mentees are chosen based on their performances at the annual
National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA). They will avail themselves to
meet with their respective mentors whenever the need arises, must
produce their academic records for discussion with mentors, to arrive
at ways and means to improve performance where necessary. The mentees
must also be prepared themselves for the task of working towards their
own success.
Chairman of the Mentorship Scheme Vincent Alexander said the scheme
was birthed in 2001 to meet the needs of those youths and ensure their
socialization into society unfolded smoothly.
Director of Youth, Melissa Carmichael-Haynes said a youth mentored
positively, is a youth that will be successful. She said as society
evolves, the youths must be mentored so they can take the reins. The
youth Director said, with new development, there will be new issues
and challenges, hence the need to empower the youths.
“It is beyond important their needs are met, and their abilities
expressed. Good mentorship programmes bring out the best in the youth,
the youth that is willing to accept the change and I have no doubt
that this is a good programme,”.
She encouraged both mentees and their parents to put their best foot
forward and make the best of the opportunity available.
