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SUMMARY:Presentation: Gripped by Guyana with Merle Kindred
DESCRIPTION:November 11\, 2025\n\nGripped by Guyana with Merle Kindred\nGri
 pped by Guyana: A Memoir of Purpose and Adventure is a book written by Mer
 le Kindred about her work in Guyana. Merle was a senior Cuso International
  volunteer who spent two six-month postings during 2017-18. She worked in 
 Georgetown\, the capital\, and in isolated Indigenous villages in the inte
 rior. Her mandate was to clear a path for Guyanese partners’ development
  dreams in agriculture\, ecotourism\, and technology.\nIn Guyana\, a small
 \, struggling country on the northeast coast of South America\, Kindred fo
 und herself and the Guyanese balancing modern pressures and temptations wi
 th traditional beliefs and practices. She quickly realized that Guyanese d
 evelopment was\, and continues to be\, influenced by urgent climate concer
 ns\, a massive offshore oil discovery\, and a government mandate to preser
 ve the remaining eighty percent of its rain forest. Her life overflowed wi
 th successes and misfortunes\, humour and the humdrum.\nYou can order Merl
 ’s book through Amazon.ca or you can buy it directly from her for $20 ca
 sh at the presentation.
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