–President Ali advises Food for the Poor Inc., commends organisation for its humanitarian efforts

PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali on Tuesday met with an executive team from Food for the Poor Inc, including its international President/CEO Ed Raine at the Office of the President.

According to a post on his official Facebook page, President Ali lauded the not-for-profit organization, and said that the government is open to working with the organisation.

He also underscored the need for projects to increase the productive capacity of people, giving them a head-start at generating their own income.

President Ali referenced the ongoing shade-house programme under the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme and the One Guyana Rose Project in highlighting the objective.

The ideas, the President posited, were positively received by Raine, who said that the organisation is currently in the process of broadening its scope.

Food for the Poor (Guyana) is proactive in building homes and school feeding and livelihood enhancement programmes among other initiatives.

Raine was accompanied by the EVP and Chief Strategy and Impact Officer Nicolás Argüello; Gifts-in-Kind Executive Roberto Jerez; CEO of Food for the Poor (Guyana) Kent Vincent; Senior Projects Manager, Food for the Poor (Guyana) Andrea Benjamin; and Senior Manager Gifts-in-Kind, Food for the Poor (Guyana) Jimeel Davis.

Director of Projects at the Office of the President Mrs. Marcia Nadir-Sharma was also part of the meeting.