– Region Nine mother of six expresses gratitude for intervention

THE Regional Executive Officer (REO)of Region Nine, Karl Singh, and the Police Divisional Commander Raphael Rose, on Sunday led the Men on Mission (MoM) to Parikwarnau Village, Central Rupununi, to commence construction of a house for a single-parent mother and her six children, whose home was destroyed by fire last Thursday.

According to the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Region Nine , a request was made by the mother for assistance and help was immediately rendered to the family, which had lost everything due to the tragic incident.

The house is being constructed in collaboration among the MoM, the RDC, private contractors, and the private sector in the region. Materials for the house were donated by the business community, who came on board to aid in the project.

The construction of the house is expected to be completed in two weeks.

The mother extended her gratitude to the Regional Executive Officer and team for their prompt intervention in building a new home for her family, so they could return to a life of normalcy.
Also part of the visiting team was His Worship the Mayor, John Macedo; Regional Education Officer, Sherwyn Blackman; Agriculture Programme Manager, Dr Darren Halley; ranks of the Guyana Defence Force;staff of the Public Works Department, Region Nine, and other stakeholders.

Men on Mission is an initiative by President, Dr Irfaan Ali launched in the 10 administrative regions of Guyana.

The Men on Mission (Region Nine) is actively engaged with regional projects and will continue to assist communities.

The RDC said they will continue to work in partnership with the Men on Mission (MoM) as they continue in the development of communities, building better relationships and cohesion among community members, and being involved in capacity-building, development, and improving welfare in a bid to frontally address the issues faced by men and boys and redirect them to their rightful place in society.

In launching the Men on Mission (MoM) initiative, the President had said: “This 1,000-men programme is to reverse the strategy in dealing with the problems faced by young boys and men in our society. The mission of these 1,000 men is to work in every community to eradicate hunger, to work in every single community to lift those who are emotionally affected, and socially affected.”