Through the government’s Core Home Support Initiative, six families along the East Coast of Demerara had their dreams of home ownership come true.
Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal and Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water Susan Rodrigues facilitated the handing-over ceremonies yesterday, the Department of Public Information (DPI) said.
The initiative, funded by the Inter-American Development Bank, is part of the government’s goal of providing housing solutions to families in need.
Through tears, Michelle Moses, who recently lost her mother, detailed her experience.
“I feel so overwhelmed because it was long, I was trying to you know acquire my own home and today I can finally say I have achieved a home and I feel thankful,” she told DPI
A widow, Zillah Ramcharran expressed thanks to the Ministry for fulfilling her late husband’s life-long dream of homeownership.
She said, “I would like to say thank you guys for helping me for this house because my husband passed away and we have this land we didn’t have money to build on it and I would like to say thanks to each and every one of you”.
Kamal Ramjeet speaking on behalf of his mother, also expressed how the new home will significantly relieve financial burdens.
Before receiving the new home, Ramjeet’s mother lived in a dilapidated wooden house with a steep step that caused pain in her back and legs.
With the new home, the family can now easily access every necessary amenity.
Enabling affordability, the ministry required the families to contribute only $100,000 towards their new $5 million two-bedroom homes.
Thus far over 121 core homes have been allocated, DPI said.
