The second phase of the creation of a playfield for the children of the Shaheed Boys and Girls Orphanages is progressing at the girls’ home at Oleander Gardens.
In a press release Chairman of Board Badruddin Hassan said last year it undertook the project to create a facility for orphans and vulnerable children. He said on completion this would be the first institution to boast such a facility. The current phase of the project is estimated to cost $2 million and will see the rebuilding of the perimeter fence and land filling to create a playfield at the back of the girl’s orphanage.
According to the release, machinery to conduct the works was provided free of cost, by M Rafik and Sons Construction Co of Berbice.