The Chelsea Foundation

Working to help man’s best friend

IN 2022 a young girl with a big vision and an even bigger heart started a foundation for a cause i she she believed in. She created the Chelsea Foundation. At just 15, she felt the need to care for the injured animals, strayed and left behind. With the motto, ‘Rescue, Rehab, Rehome,’ Chelsea has made it her mission to help those who need her. The Chelsea Foundation is a non-profit, surviving solely off of donations from concerned people. And although much progress has been made to help the animals, Chelsea says much more can be done.

The foundation does not only help and clean up the old and injured. But it also seeks to give these dogs a new home. “Most countries I’ve visited don’t have the atmosphere or resources to take care of the stray dogs,” says Chelsea, when comparing the issue of stray dogs around the world, saying it is most certainly not a Guyanese problem. Despite this, it is still a large and growing problem. And it is by no means an issue Chelsea can fix on her own. “I thought I could help this problem with this small thing I’m doing. To help the issue as a whole,” Chelsea explained. The work has so far brought Chelsea genuine joy, but it hasn’t been without its challenges. The biggest challenge thus far has been getting people to see stray dogs as an issue as she

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