ALP rolls out “Blueprint for Prosperity” Manifesto with focus on empowerment, equality and poverty alleviation

The Assembly for Liberty and Prosperity (ALP) party led by Rights Activist, Simona Broomes, has unveiled its “Blueprint for Prosperity,” which includes bold plans to ensure free quality education and healthcare, poverty eradication and economic empowerment through job creation and fair wages.

At the launch of the party’s Blueprint at Cara Lodge on Tuesday, Presidential Candidate, Simona Broomes said the core objective of the party is to advocate for marginalized voices to ensure that like the rest of Guyana, they benefit from the resources of the country.

“Hopelessness among our young people, the lack of opportunities, ALP, we are here because we must fix that. That must happen no more…We are saying every young person must be able to go to university in the region in which they live. And we are saying that the young people not only have technical institutes, but we must refashion them with science, what about coding, and we must give them an incentive, not some handout. Oil resources, $100,000 in five years, $20,000 a year and you talking about cash grant. We will do wealth transfer” Broomes said.

She said the Blueprint is a living document that would see real change.

According to Broomes, for far too long, women have suffered in all parts of the society, and ALP would ensure that it pushes for women to have equal opportunities.

Alluding to the Small Business Act, which provides for small contractors to benefit from Government contracts, Broomes said her party will be pushing for women and youths to benefit from from the contracts at a rate of 10% each.

“When we talk about integrating women into the economy, we are talking not talking 20% of the small contracts just going to people. We are saying 10% women, 10% youth and 10% for the Guyanese people. It ensures that we can measure the empowerment and growth of women,” the ALP Presidential Candidate said. 

She said by empowering women, Guyana would effectively minimize if not eradicate prostitution, human trafficking and the underemployment of women, many of whom have resorted to taking up low-paying jobs at security firms. 

ALP Candidate Oscar Jacobis, said while Guyana is dubbed the fastest growing economy in the world, many Guyanese are still struggling to access basic amenities and live on or below the poverty line.

That, he said, must change, and will change through ALP’s ‘Leveling-up’ policies.

“Leveling-up means empowering the most vulnerable whether due to geography, gender, income or age, to access opportunity, security and services. It is central to the ALP’s promise of a good change. So, are we outlining this policy agenda? Why did we choose that? Because here in Guyana we are facing some key challenges that we want to rectify. Some key challenges are, regional inequalities and service gaps. We know that the quality of life that we have here in Georgetown is so very different to the quality of life compared to somebody in the hinterland. Even in Region Six, we have seen changes where people live so impoverished that you cannot believe this is the fastest growing economy on the planet, not just in South America,” Jacobis said.

He said other challenges include economic exclusion of the poor, women and indigenous populations, under investment into the vulnerable, pervasive human trafficking, poverty including starvation and lack of basic amenities, and the high cost of living, including the high cost for housing.

The ALP Candidate said the party will prioritize the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in particular GOAL 5 that addresses gender equality.

Additionally, the ALP intends to establish a regional equality fund and roll out an inter-generational wealth initiative.

Jacobis said special focus will also be placed on advancing the rights of the elderly, and persons living with disabilities. 

The ALP is among six parties contesting next Monday’s elections.

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