The Breadfruit Collective

The Breadfruit Collective (TBC) is a registered NGO based in Guyana that works at the intersections of Gender and Environmental Justice. By using an intersectional lens and a whole of society approach, our work speaks to and is inclusive of Youth Development, Mental Health, Transformative Education, Sexual Health and Reproductive Health, Period Poverty, Gender Based Violence, LGBTQIA+ Justice, Disability Justice and Abortion Access. The Breadfruit Collective (TBC) believes that we cannot have a functioning society until we forms a healthy, positive relationship with its women, girls and the environment. TBC works at the intersection of gender and environmental justice to empower women and girls in the fight against the climate crisis, gender inequality, and eliminate gender-based violence by pushing for policy change, aiding self-healing, and providing mentorship and leadership training. The climate crisis is a feminist issue and therefore, all solutions regarding the environment must use an intersectional lens in its approach by addressing issues uniquely faced by women and girls. Through our work, we aim to highlight the current state of affairs of women and girls in Guyana and provide resources as a means of mutual support. We are committed to building a resilient movement through community partnerships and working closely with organisations across Guyana and the diaspora. TBC is committed to making its work intersectional, intergenerational and inclusive. For us to fight our current systems of inequality, we need to do it in partnership and in collectives of people who care about going against the status quo. People with determination that a better future is not only possible but it is necessary.