Guyanese-born Angela Grant awarded at the Caribbean American Health Care Awards for humanitarian work
Guyanese-born humanitarian Angela Grant, of the Angela Grant Foundation, embraces one of the many children who benefitted from a donation of school supplies in Queenstown, Essequibo
Guyanese-born humanitarian Angela Grant, of the Angela Grant Foundation, embraces one of the many children who benefitted from a donation of school supplies in Queenstown, Essequibo

GUYANESE-born humanitarian Angela Grant, of the Angela Grant Foundation was recently honoured in recognition of her humanitarian response to the health and educational needs of less fortunate children, as well as adults who are victims of natural public health diseases around Guyana and a few other Caribbean destinations.

(Front left) Dr. Suzette Reynolds, Head of South Road Antenatal Clinic and Humanitarian awardee, Ms. Angela Grant (at centre), along with other nursing staff at the distribution of hampers to expectant mothers

The occasion was the Caribbean Life 2018 Caribbean American Health Care Awards Gala hosted New York, New York on June 27, and Grant, also pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing at Medgar Evers College, was among 25 healthcare professionals (including doctors, nurses and other specialists) honoured on the prestigious occasion.

Saluting their tremendous contributions to the health and wellness of their patients and others targeted for care, Caribbean Life urged the honorees to continue their hard work, noting that commitment and dedication are tremendous sources of inspiration. Other words of encouragement on the occasion were that they (the honorees) would continue to bring health and healing to people everywhere through their tireless service.

Distribution at a church at Queenstown Essequibo

With a mission to bring joy to the hearts of the less fortunate children in Guyana and St. Lucia among other Caribbean countries, two days after the Award ceremony and buoyed by this new source of inspiration, Grant was bound for Guyana once more, where, doubly motivated, she embarked on her scheduled distribution of backpacks and school supplies for school children at some 10 locations in Georgetown and around the coastland.

Beginning on July 2, villages and facilities benefitting from the distribution of supplies include Queenstown, Essequibo Pentecostal; Fruits of Calvary Assembly of God Linden; Artistes in Direct Support, headed by Desiree Edghill; South Road Full Gospel Church; AME

Angela Grant displays her plaque awarded for humanitarian work

Zion Church, West Ruimveldt and Grove, East Bank Demerara among others.
This time around, Grant also incorporated the needs of expectant mothers and their babies in her programme. This she did through the distribution of hampers to both mothers and their babies at the South Road Ante-Natal clinic. She gratefully acknowledges the kind cooperation of D. Suzette Reynolds (Doctor in Charge) and nurses and other staff at the facility, without whose support the venture would not have been the success it was.
While here, with the help of local volunteers, Grant also added joy to the hearts of the homeless street dwellers by providing them with meals outside the Bourda Market area and at the junction of High and Hadfield Streets during the second week.

The Foundation also made Radio and Television appearances on NCN Radio and the Basil Bradshaw ‘Wake up Guyana’ Show.

Reflecting on her two-week trip to Guyana, Angela, who utilises her annual leave to travel to meet beneficiaries and get the job done, said, “Thank God I have accomplished what I set myself to do and am going back home with a sense of satisfaction, having brought smiles to the faces of the little ones and older folk with different needs.”
Grant, will be returning to Guyana in 2021. In 2019 she plans travelling to sister Caribbean country Jamaica and to the Philippines in 2020.

HUMANITARIAN BEGINNINGS

Distribution at Grove

Of warm and amazing personality, Grant, with no biological children of her own, continues to play a motherly role in the lives of thousands of less fortunate children, having been involved in humanitarian work ever since she was a youth.

Guyanese by birth, she spent her early years growing up with her grandparents in St. Lucia which she calls her second home, while her parents worked in Guyana. But in her early teens, she was forced to return to Guyana after floods hit St. Lucia and schools were inundated, forcing evacuation.

AME Zion Church, West Ruimveldt

Her passion for humanitarian work evident became evident at an early age and so, on leaving school, she joined the Red Cross as a Volunteer and later lectured as a Cadet Officer. Additionally, she provided services at the Children’s Convalescent Home in Georgetown, caring for children. Grant also had responsibility for the “Meals on Wheels”, a service through which meals were distributed to the sick and shut-ins at their homes.

Recording profound appreciation to the donors in the United States who continue to financially support the work of the foundation, Grant wishes to thank those who continue to support the initiative.

“But given that I am currently studying for my Degree and that in itself is very demanding, you will agree that it is no easy task. However, I view it all as a labour of love and am proud to say that I am doing it for the children’s sake directly and indirectly.”

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