Vonetta Edwards of Baltimore MD wins our 2nd of 4 raffle drawings.

Vonetta Edwards of Baltimore MD wins our 2nd of 4 raffle drawings.

Congratulations to Vonetta Edwards on winning $500 in our second Calendar Raffle drawing. Vonetta, President of the Guyana Jamaica Friendship Association is also a GUTSY supporter and attended our last fundrasier hosted by Neil and Laura Bacchus in Bethesda, MD on August 21.

$20 gets you 4 chances at winning $3000 cash. Just one week to the first drawing on Sunday, August 23.

Click here for tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/we-are-gutsy-incs-2026-calendar-raffle Each ticket gives you multiple chances to win while helping Guyanese primary school students build resilience, respect, and integrity in the classroom.  Your support strengthens our character education programs, educational incentives, and outreach on domestic violence and suicide. Every ticket purchased…

Jason A. Bonds formerly of Malgre Tout Primary School receives GUTSY’s Character ambassador Award.

Jason Bonds returned to Malgre Tout Primary School during our recent visit to Guyana. This time, he stood beside his former principal, Miss Peters, to receive one of the first GUTSY Character Ambassador Awards. Jason was involved in every stage of the GUTSY Character Pillars…

First GUTSY Character Ambassador Award presented to Sarah A. De Freitas formerly of Stella Maris Primary School.

Sarah A. De Freitas returned to Stella Maris Primary School this month in a different uniform. She is now a Form 1 student at Queen’s College, after scoring 486.09 on the 2025 National Grade Six Assessment and earning a historic tie for ninth nationally. Those…

Mashabo Primary sees a significant improvement in school culture and a drop in classroom disruptions.

Mashabo became part of We Are GUTSY Inc. three years ago, and their unwavering dedication to instilling character education and essential life skills has transformed both student behavior and the overall school culture. Principal Modi Beepat and the teaching staff proudly report a remarkable drop…

Stella Maris understands the importance of outfitting students with 21 century skills that matter for tomorrow: social-emotional resilience, responsibility, respect and citizenship.

St. Margaret’s teacher Deochand Bridgemohan inpires his students to live with character to build a foundation for their success.

@Magnificent Margaret’s, St. Margaret’s Primary we met with the HM Sunita Durgah and educator Deochand Bridgemohan an advocate for the Six Pillars of Character that provides an ethical framework that shapes individuals into compassionate, responsible, and contributing members of society. As with most schools there…

Malgre Tout Primary highlights.

On day 2, we journeyed 7 miles outside of Georgetown to a small village called Malgre Tout on the West Bank of Demerara. This quaint location sits between Versailles and Klein Pouderoyen, and you could almost miss it if you are going too fast. At…

Chloe Jacobs is the Stewartville Primary School Character Champion.

Our journey continued at Stewartville Primary School on the West Coast of Demerara in Region 3. This was our first meeting with Headmaster Sase Harilall, who is new to the CHARACTER COUNTS! program. He warmly welcomed us and we appreciated the thoughtful way he arranged…

Meet our Trustworthy Champions, Gabriella and Ashliana.

Trustworthiness is often revealed in the quiet choices no one has to make, but the right students make anyway. We Are GUTSY is proud to recognize Gabriella of Mashabo Primary and Ashliana of Providence Primary as our joint winners for the Trustworthiness Pillar. Gabriella showed…