…as 400 flood-affected residents benefit from support packages
Eight communities in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) that were severely affected by the April-August heavy rainfall benefitted from flood support packages and healthcare packages, from Food For The Poor Guyana Inc (FFTP).
The flood support packages were distributed on Friday to the village Toshaos at Queenstown Community Centre where residents of Akawini, Siriki Sands, Lower Akawini, Friendship Backlands, St John’s, St Monica/Karawab, Mashabo and Bethany benefitted. Each package comprised of one collapsible five-gallon jar, two mosquito nets, five reusable cloth masks and also 50 water treatment tablets.
Senior Project Manager of FFTP Guyana Inc Andrea Benjamin in an invited comment said that the organisation continues to assist families, adding that the main aim is to provide families with a safety net to assist in the socio-economic impact of the pandemic and also the recent flooding during April-August.
The village Toshaos, upon collecting the packages on behalf of the residents, expressed gratitude to FFTP and team for their donation.
One of the houses handed over to a Capoey, Region Two family
New houses
Meanwhile, 15 families residing in the Indigenous community of Capoey, Region Two, are now the proud owners of their own homes.
The houses, which were partially furnished, have two bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, dining and living room areas.
During the simple handing over ceremony, Benjamin stated that the aim of the organisation is to make families happier and more comfortable in a better home that is well furnished. The houses that were handed over are well equipped with household items and solar panels to generate electricity. She noted that beneficiaries were living in other people’s homes.
Benjamin explained that FFTP built several houses for families along the Essequibo Coast including Amerindian villages and other communities throughout the region to make families more comfortable.
A couple who benefitted, Rodney Hendricks and Ulita Thomas, who have two children said that they were living in a small house with relatives, which became congested.
They expressed gratitude to FFTP and said that the gift of a new home would enable them to stay together and build a decent life for themselves.
Stating her words of gratitude to Food For The Poor Guyana and sponsors, Nadia Convers expressed her joy at finally having her own home. Living in Capoey Mission for 10 years, Convers had been residing with her parents until her home was completed.
The other families who received homes also expressed gratitude to FFTP for their timely intervention. (G14)
