| Official Name: | Onderneeming |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Dot Y: | --> |
| Pushpin Map: | Guyana |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guyana |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Guyana |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pomeroon-Supenaam |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1,095 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 7.1006°N -58.4815°W |
Onderneeming is a village in the Pomeroon-Supenaam region of Guyana. The village is located on the Atlantic coast. Its population was 1,095 in 2012.[1]
Onderneeming started as a plantation. After the abolitionism of slavery in 1833,[2] Indian indentured workers were brought to Guyana. The old Dutch fortress at Onderneeming housed the Indian Immigration Office.[3]
Until the start of the 21st century, Onderneeming was a little village with a population of 150 people.[4] In 2009, the Little Red Village program was started in Onderneeming by the non-governmental organization Food for the Poor. Houses were built for people living in squatted shanty towns, and every house was allocated a little piece of land. As part of the program, a school was built.[5]
In 2013, the New Opportunity Corps started in Onderneeming.[6] The program aims to give girls and boys who had been in trouble with the law a new chance.[7] In 2014, the Rooster Resort and Fun Park opened in the village.[8] In January 2021, a health care centre opened.[9] In February 2021, it was announced that 800 new houses will be constructed in Charity and Onderneeming.[10]