ICF to construct library at David Rose Special Needs School

The Indo-Caribbean Federation (ICF) has announced plans to establish a library at the David Rose Special Needs School. This was revealed by President of ICF, Ralph Tamesh, on Wednesday during an interview with Guyana Times.
He highlighted some of the activities that the organization has been engaging in annually since establishing its presence in Guyana.
“While we were here this year, it’s customary that, you know, we have the Blind Institute, where we go there every year, we give them lunch, we give them cash; and also, the same thing we did in Berbice because we try to do things in each county. We go to the orphanage but because there’s no orphanage now, we selected about 40 less fortunate kids, we give them food, gifts and cash. And the same thing we did also in Essequibo, where we focused on the seniors,” he detailed.
Apart from the traditional activities, Tamesha revealed, the ICF is constantly scoping out and identifying areas in which it could lend a helping hand. In this regard, Tamesh revealed that the organization would soon construct a library at the David Rose Special Needs School, and that library would help over 100 children.
“And we also look at the same time about new projects that we want to embark on. One of the things we’re looking at is the David Rose School. I went there, met the headmistress, and something we’d like to do is put in a library, because I think there’s a need for that there. There are 180-something kids there. I think that would provide good service for them, for the kids. So, we’re going to look into that. When I go back to New York, discuss it with my executives, we will proceed from there,” he said.
He added that the organisation has already begun engaging with the relevant authorities for approval to undertake the project. Moreover, he highlighted some of the challenges that often delay the completion of projects in the country.
“The challenges here in Guyana, when we were doing the Leguan Hospital project, the project was supposed to last three months. It wound up being eight months because of the shortage of labour and people not going to work, and we’ve got to keep on top of them all the time. It’s difficult when you live in New York and trying to come here, trying to get things done,” he highlighted.
Additionally, he said that in an effort to ensure projects are completed on time, the organisation has acquired a local contractor.
The ICF is a charitable organization which was founded in 1984 by several community leaders of Trinidad, Guyana, Jamaica, and Suriname.