– Charity says thousands benefited from its projects

THE charitable organisation Food For The Poor (FFTP) built 46 houses last year and carried out a number of other projects which benefited the less fortunate, the organisation has said.

Nine of the houses were constructed under the Akawini Community Development Project which was commissioned in July, 2015, while the the remaining 36 houses were done under the organisation’s general housing programme.
The Akawini village had also benefited from the donation of four cassava mills and the construction of two cargo/passenger boats. An estimated 900 residents were the beneficiaries of the project, which commenced in 2014.
FFTP has, since 2004, built 3,205 housing units through its housing programme. These were constructed in areas such as Sophia, Greater Georgetown; Onderneeming, Essequibo Coast; White Water and Akawini, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam); and in areas on the East Bank and East Coast of Demerara.
Additionally, in 2015, FFTP repainted over 170 houses which were built at New Haven, Siriki and Little Red Village, and Onderneeming in Essequibo.

In July, 2015, a community centre for residents of Bara Cara Village in the Canje River in East Berbice was commissioned. The building is equipped with electricity using solar panels, and also consists of a computer room and a library, and is equipped with sewing machines. The building can also facilitate social events.
During 2015, a new nursery school was commissioned for the pupils of Kairuni Village on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.
The school, funded by US donors and built by FFTP Guyana, was designed to accommodate 18 students, and comprises three washrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen. Also, a wide variety of school furniture was distributed to schools across the country.