Overseas-based Guyanese presents school hampers to Mashabo Primary students

many school children from the Amerindian community of Mashabo in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) were the beneficiaries of school hampers, compliments of a Guyanese living in Canada.

The donation of two barrels of goodies and stationary hampers were handed over to teachers of the school on Wednesday, by relatives of the donors. At a handing-over ceremony held on the community’s wharf, one of the donor’s sisters, Seerie Prashad, said the barrels were sent to Guyana under her sister, Deka Dhaness Children’s Christmas Project. Prashad handed over the barrels to a teacher, Ovid Phillips.

The donor, Deka Dhaness, she said she was very happy to provide for the children in that community. She made this disclosure during an interview with the media. Dhaness said the project started in 2011 with the aim of helping children go to school as well as spreading cheer to them during the festive season of Christmas. Each child received a bag, pens, pencils, notebooks, crayons, toothbrush, toothpaste, face rags, hair accessories, candy and toys.

When asked why she chose that particular Amerindian community for the donation, Dhaness said that her heart goes out to the children, as often children in that far-flung community are “forgotten” because of their geographical locations.

She said too that she grew up in the neighbouring community of Huist Diren and recalled her brother spending vacations in Mashabo, among the children there.

Meanwhile at the presentation, the headmaster expressed gratitude towards Dhaness and the project. He said the parents of the children are grateful for the timely help. Mashabo is an Amerindian community located in the Iturbsi lake in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) whose Toshoa is Sylvin Rapheal.