THE Muslim community in Guyana, through the National Islamic Awards Committee, has awarded two Canadian Muslim organizations for their outstanding and continuous contributions to the development of the Guyanese Muslim community in Guyana. The prestigious awards were conferred on Sunnatul Masjid of Ontario, Canada, and Human Concern international (HCI) of Canada. Human Concern International (HCI) is a Canadian, federally registered, charitable organization existing “to help alleviate human suffering” by investing in humanity. Since 1980, HCI has contributed over $90M dollars towards facilitating sustainable development through long term development projects, and maintaining human dignity by providing immediate relief assistance to many poor and strife-torn countries, and to local causes in Canada.

HCI has been assisting the Guyanese community, not only Muslims, for over two decades now, in projects aimed at eliminating poverty, improving livelihoods and social conditions, supporting gender equality, and encouraging participative practices. It has partnered in the activities of most of the established Islamic organizations in Guyana, including the Muslim Youth League.