GUYANA Water Incorporated (GWI) has collaborated with its sister agency Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA), under the helm of the Ministry of Housing and Water, to create a Mashramani float. Its entry into the Mash Day Competition focuses on promoting the ministry’s success with affordable housing as well as GWI’s core message of water conservation.
Competing in the Medium Bands Category as a ‘Queen Costume’, it will depict the ministry’s successful core homes programme, which seeks to offer low income workers the opportunity to own their own houses.
The display will also advocate water conservation, which is a key component of GWI’s Public Education Programme and its National School Education Programme ‘H2O Kidz ‘N’ Action’.
According to Minister of Housing and Water, Mr. Irfaan Ali: “We have had massive success with these two programmes. Guyanese have responded well to our core homes and hundreds of families are now enjoying the luxury of their own homes.
“GWI has also achieved much success with its school education programme; so it was important that we highlight these milestones as part of our Mash Day celebrations.”
Costumes created by veteran Guyanese designer Derrick Moore will also convey messages urging Guyanese to conserve on water while the float designed by popular designer Olympia Small Sonaram would portray a village consisting of core homes and highlight the improved quality of life offered by the project.
It is expected that at least 50 revellers from the ministry and its agencies would be on the float to raise awareness of the tremendous strides being made in the housing and water sectors.