The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has launched an initiative where special needs children between the ages of 4 and 15 can make a wish and an effort would be made to fulfil it.
From yesterday, the ministry began placing `Wish Upon A Star’ mailboxes at its three locations in Georgetown and at probation offices in Regions 2, 3, 5, 6, 9 and 10.
A release from the ministry said that it will be engaging a number of companies and entities to make the children’s wishes become reality. In light of this, children between the ages of 4 and 15 are encouraged to write “to say what he or she needs”.
The deadline for handwritten letters, inclusive of contact information and home address, is Monday, December 21, 2020 at 12 noon. “We want to reach out to children that are terminally ill; children who suffer from disabilities; children who lost their parents, children who suffer from psychological trauma, children who never had the opportunity to enjoy something they need or really wish for that one gift that would make them incredibly happy,” Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr Vindhya Persaud said as she outlined the criteria. “Our wish is to make a child very happy during this festive season, by making their wishes come through. Children look forward to this time of the year,” Persaud added.
