Newly constructed home gifted to Berbice single mother

Ruthel Henry, a single mother on Friday, received a brand-new home constructed in the Glasgow
Housing Scheme, East Bank Berbice, Region Six.
The two-bedroom home was built by Vitality Inc. through a partnership with the Berbice Cricket
Board (BCB) and the Rose Hall Youth and Sport Club and is 20 x 28 feet. Junior Housing and
Water, Susan Rodrigues, officially handed over the home to Henry and her son. She was
accompanied by the Directors of Vitality Inc., Abbas Hamid, Surain Sawh, Badesh Thakur and
Mahiesh Ramotar.

The Minister during her remarks recognised the company for the work it has been doing to
improve the lives of citizens in communities across the country, as part of its corporate social
responsibility. “Any company that is committed to giving back and is committed to human
development, I am more than willing to get behind…it sets the right tone and example for other
companies to follow suit,” Minister Rodrigiues said.
Rodrigues pointed out that the project also complements the government’s national housing
programme which aims to provide opportunities for homeownership for Guyanese.  Abbas
Hamid, one of the company’s director, said that since its launch last year, the company made a
commitment to build a number of homes for single mothers who are in need. Since then, one has
been completed in Region One and they are in talks to construct an additional two homes this
year.
Henry is an Office Assistant and seasoned member of the BCB. She has owned the plot of land
on which the home was built since 2009 but was unable to construct since. It was noted that in
2018 she approached President of BCB for aid in constructing a single bedroom home. The
single mother expressed gratitude for the assistance she received, as she said, it will allow her to
provide a safe and comfortable home for her youngest son.
Meanwhile, a cheque for the purchase of a pitch cover was also handed over to BCB Assistant
Treasurer, Mr. Neil Rudder and Secretary, Ms. Angela Haniff, who were both present at the
event.