140 individuals representing the Guyana Magistrates’ Court, Guyana Police Force, local NGOs and faith-based organizations benefited from domestic violence workshops hosted by the US Embassy.

U.S. lawyer Vivien Huelgo, Director of the Community Law Project of Sanctuary for Families Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services in New York, shared her experience working as a prosecutor of domestic violence cases and her expertise teaming with NGOs to provide greater victim support.