Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams, has announced the establishment of the Rapid Impact Project (RIP), an initiative dedicated to providing funding for small-scale community infrastructural projects.
She related the news to residents during a community engagement at the Cove and John Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute over the weekend, a Department of Public Information (DPI) release stated. It was explained that the residents had raised questions about their drainage, roads, water and the upgrade of the community’s playground.
The Minister noted that RIP will fund initiatives that cost under $1 million, pointing out that their playground upgrade and some road works can be completed through this source of funding.