Venezuelan migrants receive water tanks, hygiene hampers from CDC
One of the tanks that were donated to the migrants
Indigenous migrants from Venezuela who have settled in the industrial area of Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) were gifted several 450-gallon water tanks by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Wednesday.
The CDC pledged to complete the relief assistance to the vulnerable group, which began with the distribution of food hampers and hygiene supplies.
Lethem’s Mayor, John Macedo, granted temporary access to a portion of the Rupununi town to the migrant group, which consists primarily of women and small children.
Venezuelan migrants collecting hygiene hampers
The group now has access to potable water, and as such, the Commission saw it fit to ensure they have adequate water storage facilities and pipes for the distribution of water.
The CDC staff and members of the Volunteer Corps have worked assiduously to ensure food hampers and hygiene items were available and that the water tanks were properly installed.
The Indigenous migrants expressed joy upon receiving the resources and they promised to work with the Mayor and Town Council to maintain health and safety within their group.
