Stella Ramsaroop introduces the S4 Foundation An organization to promote Sisterhood in Guyana

Georgetown, Guyana, January 08, 2012:Stella Ramsaroop, women’s issues columnist for Stabroek News, would like to introduce her new project, Stella’s Sisterhood of Support and Service (S4) Foundation. It is Stella’s aspiration to promote the continued development of Sisterhood in Guyana through the S4 Foundation to create a network of women who are committed to helping and supporting other women in Guyana.

Stella said, “Everyday we see Sisters who are hurting, or lonely or broken in spirit and we do nothing to help. We cannot spare the time or we cannot get involved. I am simply asking my Sisters to please make the time. Please get involved. Please be a Sister.”

The S4 Foundation whole-heartedly embraces the ethos of this statement by 19th century poet, Matthew Arnold, who said, “If ever the world sees a time where women shall come together purely and simply for the benefit of humankind, it will be a power such as the world has never known.” We believe the time for women to come together is now.

Stella said, “This Sisterhood is not an exclusive club; it is a fact of nature. We are born as females and endure this world as females and we need other females to help us along the way, whether to understand biological changes as we grow into women, or to garner wisdom on raising children or any number of other crazy and unpredictable issues life may throw at us. We need each other.”

More on Stella
Stella has been writing on women’s issues for years in Guyana, first with Kaieteur News and now with Stabroek News in their Saturday edition. She is also an advocate for women’s rights and an activist against domestic violence in Guyana. In 2010, Stella joined with Dianne Madray [IMRARC in Cane Grove], Varshnie Singh [Kids First Fund] and Sukree Boodram [Author, Breakout: A True Story], to form the “Break the Silence” Team, which has travelled throughout Guyana conducting rallies and workshops to bring awareness to the issue of domestic violence. The team has also held these workshops in the Guyanese communities of New York and Orlando.

How to get involved
The S4 Foundation can be found at www.S4Foundation.org, where daily updates, words of encouragement for women and interactions between Guyana’s Sisters (and other Sisters, worldwide) can be found. The site also challenges Guyana’s Sisters to go out and help other Sisters. The S4 Foundation plans to hold events and publish material to empower Guyana’s women, strengthen the Sisterhood in the nation and encourage women to support and help other women.

The S4 Foundation is a non-racial, non-religious, non-political organisation.

For more information, to volunteer for future events or to join the S4 Foundation, visit the Website or send an email to Stella@S4Foundation.org.