GUYANA-Effective projects bring a wide range of benefits to youths, families and communities. Whether they be academics, health and fitness, disease awareness or agricultural programmes – they help to boost academic performance, reduce risky behaviours, promote physical health and provide a safe, structured environment. One such project is ‘The Sophia Promise’, which was founded by Courts (Guyana) Inc and implemented by the Rotary Club of Georgetown, Central (RCGC), two years ago. Sophia is known as one of the largest squatting settlements converted into a housing scheme. Residents of the densely populated community have been benefiting from various aspects of the project since it came into existence…[+]