Representatives from the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) yesterday met with Human Services Minister Dr Vindhya Persaud to discuss their plans to construct a shelter for women who have survived abusive relationships and a home for the elderly.
A release from the Ministry of Human Services said that during the courtesy call at the Minister’s, office yesterday morning, Shameena Haniff-Najab, General Manager of the CIOG said that the proposed Shelter will be able to accommodate 40 women and their children while the Elderly Home would be able to house 100 residents.
Persaud pledged her Ministry’s commitment to work with the team to ensure that appropriate and successful concept models are adopted.
“The demand for the Ministry’s services is very high, therefore partnerships like these are critical to the Ministry’s ongoing services and programmes,” Persaud noted.
Accompanying Haniff-Najab to the meeting were Goolzar Namdar, Deputy President CIOG, and Joseph Gonsalves and Curtis Hann from Humanitarian Assistance Programme (HAP), a department within the US Embassy (Guyana).
HAP works closely with CIOG on a number of women’s projects, the release said.
