Residents of several communities within Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two), will soon be able to access the internet through the ICT Access and eServices for Hinterland, Poor and Remote Communities Project, under the Office of the Prime Minister.
Project Manager Ronald Harsawack said his department is working to ensure the project is rolled out in a timely manner, according to a release yesterday from the Office of the Prime Minister.
The communities to benefit from the project are Bethany in the Supenaam Creek, Karawab, Kabakaburi in the Pomeroon River, Mashabo, Mainstay, Capoey, Tapakuma, St Monica, Akawini and Wakapoa.
The release said that over the past week, several site inspections were conducted and the department is now moving to install photovoltaic power sources, electrical wiring, facilities for internet connection and audio-visual equipment in the buildings earmarked to host the hubs.
Once completed, each hub will be provided with 20 laptops and training for capacity building will commence.
“We will continue to work aggressively with all these communities to ensure that benefits of this project are felt in a direct way and they profit from the same level of access to online resources as those living on the coast… we want to see every schoolchild, every teacher, every community health worker being able to use a laptop, send an email, do research, submit reports and of course access government services at these locations,” Harsawack said.
He added that Amerindian Village Councils (AVC) and Community Development Councils (CDC) were engaged in the construction of the ICT hubs as a means of building the technical capacity of the councils and stimulating the village economy.
The project is being funded by the Guyana REDD + Investment Fund (GRIF). It will benefit approximately 200 communities.
