–using readily available resources

THE natural resources with which the village of Coomacka is blessed will not go to waste, as they will be utilised for the new and upcoming block-making factory that has been projected for the village.

“We have the sand available, we have the cheapest current in the country, and we have all the natural resources around us, so I’m just painting the picture to see the potential in our community,” said Dexter Harding, CDC Chairman of Coomacka.

Harding explained to the Guyana Chronicle that the initiative will generate funds for the community, create jobs for residents of the village and will be a great form of independence as a community.
Also in the plan is the making of pavement blocks, which can be used for the upgrading of roads.

According to Harding, while 10 persons will be directly employed at the factory in eight-hour shifts, others will be used to either relieve them or source raw materials.
“In the sourcing of the sand, water and other things, we would employ other people,” he said.
The project has been estimated to cost around $6.5M, and is scheduled to commence by either late 2018 or early 2019.

Harding is asking that government officials and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) look into the project.
Back in November, Food For The Poor commissioned the Coomacka Resource Centre, which was made of blocks manufactured right in the village of Coomacka. Construction of the building was also done by young people of the Coomacka community.

In addition, Harding noted that the project will make it unnecessary for residents of that community to travel to Linden to acquire blocks.
“The residents don’t have to go down to the centre of the town, which is Linden, and buy their blocks, but they would buy it from the factory which means the money will remain in the community,” he said.