6 persons receive new vehicles from Mohamed’s Enterprise

In keeping with the spirit of Ramadan, Mohamed’s Enterprise donated new vehicles to six persons, including three of its staff members on Wednesday. This charitable donation will aid in bettering the lives of these citizens and their families.
The vehicles were handed over by business tycoon, Nazar ‘Shell’ Mohamed and his son, Azruddin Mohamed at the company’s Lombard Street, Georgetown headquarters.
The beneficiaries include three employees of the company: Joel Hercules, Nicko Junior Braithwaite, and Emroy Owen Anthony Musa. Hercules and Braithwaite have been working with Mohamed’s Enterprise for the past five years but Musa has been with the company for over 20 years.
According to Musa, it has been a pleasure working for the Mohameds while highlighting that he treats his staff exceptionally well and also does a lot of charitable work. Musa shared that this is the first time he has acquired a vehicle and it will be of great benefit to his family.
Hercules shared that his return home will be surprising to his family as he did not tell them he would be given a car. The excited young man shared that transportation is very hard and this car will bring great relief to him.
“Owning a vehicle is very important right now because I’m a family man and transportation…is very hard. I would like to thank Mr. Mohamed and entire family for presenting me with this brand-new vehicle, I really appreciate it.”
Braithwaite also shared that this care will benefit him greatly as it is usually difficult to take get transportation to and from work sometimes. “Sometimes you knock off late, transportation does be hard sometimes. So, I’m really thankful…it come in real good,” he said.
The other beneficiary, Sheik Imran Hassan of Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara (EBD) was gifted a motorcar and he assured that it will assist him in transporting his mother for regular medical treatment and assist his sister Bibi Hassan, director and founder of Guyana Cancer Foundation in conducting her outreaches.
“I have a sickly mother who…has to go to the hospital steady. She’s a breast cancer survivor plus she’s a diabetic and it would help me to take my mother to the doctor…as well as my sister who [has] the Guyana Cancer Foundation to assist her in medical outreach as well to take the doctor and nurse them to wherever we go to do the medical outreach.”
Additionally, Umar Mohamed of Queenstown, Georgetown was given a minibus to ply his trade in order to take care of his family. Previously, Mohamed rented a minibus which he worked to transport passengers to make a living for his five children.

“I was working about two to three years now since I came back from Venezuela, renting people vehicles [and]…I used to pay weekly $30,000 to $35,000. I appreciate this action that Brother Mohamed has done for me.”
Finally, Lloyd Anthony Hastings, who is a father of seven from Danielstown, Essequibo Coast was gifted a car so that he can continue to ply his trade to provide for his family. He too worked a third-party car for which he was obligated to pay a rental as a taxi driver.
“I would be able to better provide for my family and make life much easier and better for me. In this way, I’ll be able to provide because I don’t have to pay anybody else, so everything I earn will be towards my family,” Hastings shared.
However, speaking at the handing-over ceremony, the senior Mohamed shared that during the month of Ramadan, 2.5 percent of his earnings is being used for charitable work. These include assisting orphanages, and homes, helping the needy, and sponsoring feeding programmes.
“Usually in Ramadan, we are more generous than the other months, and so in Ramadan as a Muslim, we usually have to pay out 2.5 percent of whatever money we have acquired over the year or over the many years. And so today we have decided to buy six vehicles and to give [them] over to some…people so that they can improve their lives,” Mohamed remarked.
He further added that “It feels good to give back to the public with an open heart…I just want the beneficiaries to use the gifts for the intended purpose and in return help those who are in need.”
Ramadan is a holy month of fasting, introspection, and prayer for Muslims. It is celebrated as the month during which Muhammad received the initial revelations of the Quran and is considered the holiest month of the year for followers of Islam. It is a month that brings harmony, peace, and goodwill amongst families and friends and encourages charity in all forms.