Both the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha and the New Jersey Arya Samaj Mandir/ Guyana Central Arya Samaj Humanitarian Mission receiv-ed land from the Government at Ankerville, Port Mourant to set up shelters for abused children and both organisations have signalled their intention to move on with their missions.
A letter writer, S T Persaud in the Stabroek News had recently noted that in addition to the Sabha‘s ceremony just over one month ago another Hindu organization – the New Jersey Arya Samaj – had a sod-turning ceremony for a “Humanitarian Mission Village,” which was described as a future place of refuge for, among others, victims of abuse and orphans in Port Mourant. The writer had questioned the logic of having the two shelters in the same community.
The New Jersey Arya Samaj has indicated that it had developed the idea for its shelter since 2008, but had to overcome many hurdles with respect to acquiring leased land from the government, and as