MoM currently identifying beneficiaries for housing initiative
The Men on Mission (MoM) committee is currently seeking out vulnerable individuals who will be beneficiaries of their housing programme, which will see a total of 150 houses being built for vulnerable persons who own their own house lots in 2023.
Speaking with Guyana Times on Sunday, the Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Omar Khan shared that in the first phase of the initiative, the MoM committee will be identifying persons in various regions across the country who fit the criteria to benefit from the programme.
“The plan is to build 150 homes. In the first phase we are identifying the persons in various regions who fit the criteria,” Khan told this publication.
File photo: The house that was handed over to the 85-year-old Herstelling resident in 2022
In December last year, MoM, which was founded by President Dr Irfaan Ali, handed over a brand-new home to an 85-year-old woman whose previous living conditions were not up to par.
Speaking at the handing-over ceremony, the Head of State shared that this initiative is what is going to cement the country as ‘One Guyana’ while noting that MoM is going to be very active in 2023.
“Next year, under the Men on Mission umbrella, we are going to launch a massive programme. We are hoping that through the Men on Mission Initiative alone next year, we can build at least 150 homes across the country.”
The Head of State explained that the banks have already been engaged and are willing to finance the projects, once persons own their own lands.
Additionally, a sum of $500 million was set aside for the MoM to carry out works this year, which will include the advancement of a number of community projects, the introduction of training, and programmes to address issues affecting men and boys. A portion of the fund will also go towards revamping and rebuilding homes for citizens, specifically elderly citizens living in “very bad conditions.”
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira announced that if the $500 million allocated is not utilised, it will be returned to the Consolidated Fund.
