IOM makes donation to CDC to fight COVID-19

The International Office for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday handed over several COVID-19 supplies to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC). These include 178 male hygiene kits, 100 female hygiene kits, 71 baby kits, 118 household cleaning kits and 104 food hampers.

Director General of CDC, Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig was on hand to receive the donation from IOM’s Project Assistant, Javiel Singh at their Robb and Orinoque Streets location.
Craig thanked IOM on behalf of the Government and noted that this was a timely and kind gesture.
In an invited comment, Chief of Mission and Senior Regional Coordination Officer for IOM Guyana, Robert Natiello related that the donation was made possible through the “generous support of the US Department of State to support the Government to deliver humanitarian assistance to vulnerable migrants and host communities affected by the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.”