YOUTH POWER GROUP, a youth arm of the Universal Church of God, located at Charlotte and Wellington Street, has collaborated with Unisocial Movement, another youth organisation, to aid residents in vulnerable communities in the country.

YPG, with 12 branches scattered across Guyana, has a combined membership of about 800 persons between the ages of 14 and 29.

Their first community outreach to distribute hampers was on May 24, 2020, with members from six branches going out to various communities.

Members from the branch at the headquarters visited the villages of Bagotstown, East Bank Demerara, and Kuru Kururu on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway and distributed a total of 310 packages, consisting of non-perishable food items.

A group from the Bourda branch visited residents of ‘C’ Field, Sophia, and distributed 50 hampers to residents.

Meanwhile, members of the YPG, Kiity branch, travelled to a small community called Circuitville, on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway and handed out 180 hampers.

A branch of the organisation at Meten-Meer-Zorg visited Area ‘G’ Zeeburg, West Coast Demerara, and Old Scheme, Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, and distributed 30 and 43 hampers, respectively.

Visits were also made to the villages of Profit and BushLot, West Coast Berbice by the BushLot arm to hand out 54 hampers. A representative group from the Bartica branch also handed out 54 hampers to residents of the Bybahraboo community.

According to YPG executives, the recipients were overwhelmed and expressed gratitude for the timely assistance during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. It was noted that, at this time, the bread-winners for several of the households are now without jobs.

The distribution of hampers was made possible through sponsors who generously donated the food items. Meanwhile YPG members have also been assisting in saving lives by donating blood.