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Capoey is an Indigenous village in administrative region 2 that encompasses a glistening lake of the same Wapishiana name that means “Land of the Rising Moon”. Capoey is home to about 630 Arawak / Lokono descendants who are the beneficiaries of G$ 24,000,000 from Guyana’s carbon credits revenue under the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030. These individuals brainstormed investment ideas and decided on 5 important projects that would help their village develop sustainably. These are a multipurpose building, front loader, hollow block factory, pavilion (repairs), and lavatory. The pie chart below depicts Capoey’s investment areas 
For over a decade, Capoey’s residents recognised and longed for a suitable space to host meetings, training sessions / workshops and functions, such as weddings. However, this vision remained a dream for many years due to financial constraints. Thankfully, Guyana’s transformational carbon credits revenue turns dreams into realities. Capoey used over G$ 9.5 million of its 2023 LCDS funds to construct, roof, tile, paint, furnish, electrify, and equip its first multipurpose centre.
Moreover, residents spent almost G$ 2 million to procure a front loader (bucket) for one of its tractors shown in the image below. This additional loader essentially doubles the productivity and, therefore, the earnings of the village’s striving sand mining business.
In tandem with the increase in sand production, Capoey invested approximately G$ 2.1 million to construct, shed, paint, equip and stock their very own Hollow Block production facility that produced thousands of blocks since the commencement of operation. The facility, a block maker in action and some of the blocks that were made are shown below.
“I no longer have to travel a far distance outside of my village to make blocks and earn a living. Thanks to the LCDS and carbon credits, I have a job right in Capoey” Mr Andel Carter, Block maker
“We never had these kinds of developments and projects in our village. We put our money to good use for the benefit of the people” Deputy Toshao
“The LCDS 2030 and the Carbon Credit Programme can only be described as a blessing to Capoey” Mr Ralph Hendricks, Toshao of Capoey for 21 years
Bethany needed to reallocate their 2023 LCDS funds after the quotations received for some of the projects exceeded the amounts anticipated by the village. Additionally, the village experienced lags with the procurement of certain building materials for the sanitary block and the customisation of the tractor’s trailer. Nonetheless, the village council and the LCDS management committee overcame those challenges with ease to expeditiously deliver on all the projects. They credit vigilant monitoring for their success.
Bethany’s Toshao and the Vice-chairperson of the National Toshaos’ Council (NTC) is thankful for the development taking place in her village and in all Indigenous villages across the country. She noted that revenue generated from the operation of their tractor & trailer is already being used to fund additional development in her village, such as a second boat for primary school students. Bethany finalised its LCDS projects for 2024 and eagerly awaits disbursement.
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