The Guyana Economic Development Trust (GEDT) is an independent, U.S. philanthropic initiative that incubates and accelerates standout scientific, technological, and agro-processed ideas and products from the people of Guyana. GEDT provides access to resources, including 21st-Century skills training, coaching, and very early-stage grant capital for firms with breakthrough ideas. GEDT offers its fiscal supporters U.S. tax deductibility on contributions, the ability to help equip Guyanese with the skills of the future, and the opportunity to play a role in the progression of the nation.