A new roadway, measuring more than 2,500 feet, was constructed through the interior at Wakapao Amerindian community in the lower Pomeroon River by United States Volunteer Help, Builders Beyond Borders, US Peace Corps, Digicel [Guyana] The Region 2 administration and self help work.

At an impressive ribbon cutting ceremony to declare the new roadway opened on Thursday, Region 2 Vice- Chairman Mr. Vishnu Samaroo thanked residents of the community for coming together and giving self-help work towards building the roadway which has connected villages that were once accessible only by boat. Mr. Samaroo thanked the US volunteers for coming to Guyana to construct a roadway in the heart of the interior with no machinery.
The Vice Chairman also expressed thanks on behalf of the Government of Guyana to Builders Beyond Borders who invested some $8.4 M G in the project and arranged for the US volunteers to come to Guyana. He also thanked Digicel (Guyana) for their support to the project.
The Vice-Chairman was high in praise for US Peace Corps Officer Ms. Leslie Allenby. According to him the officer was very proactive towards the project and commended her for making the project a great success. He said the road has linked the villages of Myrie, Waipogua and Yarashima and has made it easier for children to attend school.
A representative  of the Village Council who spoke on behalf of Toshao Lloyd Parreira said the project is one of the biggest ever projects undertaken in the community and the commissioning ceremony has made history in the village. The representative, Mr. Seaford Fredericks said the VSO Officer Ms. Leslie Allenby has worked hard and thanked her  for her great effort. He said the new road is named after her “Leslie Memory Lane” so the village will never forget her.
Mr. Fredericks said work on the road started in February this year and the first batch of some 37 volunteers came from the US under B3 while another group C-4 came at a later date. Mr. Fredericks said the young people along with the villagers pulled logs through the water-logged savannahs to the project site with ropes and fetched sand in bags to build the road surface. He said the US volunteers worked hard and led by example and were always willing and said yes, we will to any work despite how difficult. Mr. Fredericks said the US volunteer groups together contributed some $10MG of labour to the project while the community contributed sone 88% of the labour cost [$55MG] in self help work. Other financial contributions to the project came from Builders Beyond Borders [$8.4MG] and Digicel [Guyana] $5MG. The Region 2 Administration provided a quantity of fuel to the project.
The VSO Officer Ms. Leslie Allenby thanked Builders Beyond Borders and Digicel for coming on board and supported the project. She also expressed thanks to the Region Two Administration for their help and for transporting the US volunteers to Wakapao from Charity.  Those present at the ceremony included REO of Region 2 Mr. Sunil Singh and Officers from the US Embassy.