Georgetown : Digicel Guyana formally handed over a two storey building at Mahaica, East Coast Demerara, to the Ministry of Human Services. The building is called the Mahaica Children Home and according to Human Services Minister Jennifer Webster the facility will be used in an effort to change the lives of Guyanese children and make them more comfortable.
The ‘L’ shape concrete, two-storey building will house children who have been neglected, abused or abandoned before the Human Services Ministry rescued them.
“When we turned the sod on the 25th July, 2012 with Digicel Guyana, we, on the perspective of the Government of Guyana looked forward to changing and making a difference in the lives of many children that we have in our care,” Minister Webster said.
The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Gregory Dean highlighted that the Digicel has engaged in several similar projects that will be completed within the next three months, and in the New Year, it will engage in other projects. He said that Digicel hopes to refurbish all the children’s homes across Guyana within the next five years.
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