A HUMANITARIAN group of US-based Guyanese will be constructing a two- storey building at Number 11 Village, West Coast Berbice, to help victims of domestic violence and other forms of abuse, and counseling and medical attention will be provided.

During an interview with the Guyana Chronicle last Friday, President of the USA Guyana Humanitarian Incorporated, Mr. Hari Aum Mohan Singh said that they have already acquired a plot of land for the building, and are now accepting financial donations as well as contributions of building materials.
He stressed that the group prefers donations of materials rather than money because they want people to feel secure that their money is going directly to the project.
Singh said that the USA Guyana Humanitarian Inc. is a group of Guyanese living in the United States who would like to ‘give back’ to their native country. He said that while the group would hold fundraising activities to acquire funds for some projects, this particular project has been financed thus far solely by the resources of the group’s members.
According to Singh, the facility at West Berbice will serve as a place where victims of domestic violence and other forms of abuse can stay and receive counseling and medical attention.
He noted that once the building is completed, the group will bring along with them professionals in the medical field and people with special social skills to conduct counseling sessions with victims.
He also emphasized that the building is being equipped with sound proof rooms so as to accommodate counseling in a private and confidential atmosphere.
During their most recent trip to Guyana, the group travelled to Berbice and visited several Hindu temples, including the Crabwood Creek Shiva Mandir.
Singh stated that they spoke to persons there about various topics and issues such as suicide, domestic violence, Vedic Dharma and conversion.
In addition, they distributed packages of goodies to the children and copies of the Bhagavad Gita to families, and also gave a financial donation to each temple they visited.
Moreover, he related that they are also working closely with the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, and in this regard Minister Jennifer Webster has been very supportive.
He noted that the ministry had provided a bus with a driver for the members of the group to visit Berbice, and they were allowed to use the vehicle for five days.
Members of the three-year-old organisation travel to Guyana every few months to conduct humanitarian work in various parts of Guyana. Their next trip is scheduled for July/September and they are already making plans to visit some other communities.
Meanwhile, the group which also does charitable work in the US, is looking for persons residing in Guyana who would like to join them in order to provide oversight to the project while the US-based members are not around.