Primary and Nursery School, Health Center, Market Shed, Guest house, CI-Office
Local Organization
Wildlife Club, Youth Group, Farmers Group, Sports Club, PTFA, Mother’s Union, Prayer Center Youth Fellowship, Sewing Group
History
The name Apoteri is been known a compound where the balata company had operated their business, situated on the right bank of the Rupununi river.
From the Apoteri compound ten to fifteen minutes walk across to where the entire Amerindian settled, during the company operations.
The settlement is on the right bank of the Essequibo River, north Rupununi region 9.
The name Apoteri comesfrom the Arawaks name of a tree. The history and development of Apoteri village is closely tiedto the balata industry. In the 1970 Apoteri was formed as a base for the business firm, Booker Brothers, McConnell & Company, popularly known as Bookers. Workers from all over the region came to work there mainly from villages in the south Rupununi like Shea, Sand Creek, Sawariwau and Krowdar. Today the village has several tribes including Patamona, Wapashinaand Makushi.
In 1973 the village got its first paid teacher and others villages namely Rewa, also came to attend the school. The community credits retired Headmaster and long time resident, Naidu
(from Anna Regina) with the high standard of education and the progression of several students
to secondary school in recent years.
In 1987 Guyana Stores started working in the area. The main activities in the community were
Mainly agricultural - are farming cash crops, planting peanut and fishing which was then bought
By Guyana Stores. In 1998 Guyana Stores handed over its activities to the community. The
Community still relies heavily on subsistence farming and hunting.
Apoteri village has been a member of the North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB) since 2002.In 2002, Conservation International Guyana (CIG) created a conservation concession in the upper Essequibo and Apoteri along with Rewa and crush Water became stakeholder communities. The community now benefits annually from a small grant to support community development under the Voluntary Community Investment Fund (VCIF).
Resources
Strengths:
The village has a titled land
Is govern by the village council
Consist of males and females
A member of (NRDDB) North Rupununi District Development Board and also a stakeholder of Conservation International Guyana (CIG)
Tourism Rest hut
Have Lakes, Ponds, River, Forests, Wildlife, Fishes, and Water etc…
Has HF radio, church, Health Center, Primary and Nursery Schools.
Weakness:
Lack of good leadership skills
Lack of cooperation
Lack of a functioning educational system
Short of staff
Lack of trained teachers for both Primary and nursery schools
Lack of security
Inadequate supply of drugs to the health worker
Opportunity
Children going to Secondary schools
Villagers being trained at Bina Hill and in other projects or organizations
Wildlife club members involved in activities such as bird watching, cleaning up campaign etc and some members are being trained to be Rangers or tour guides.
Threats
Climates change-too much rain and sun will affected the indigenous population.
Wild animals destroying cassava farms, acoushi ants, ants etc…
Sickness such as malaria, dengue, diarrhea
Over harvesting of endangered species like the river turtles (giant )
General development Plan
AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS
Seek markets in Annai and Lethem
Use village boar/engine to transport goods
Buy and sell insecticides and pesticides
Produce and sell quality products by packaging produce and labeling
