GFC and British High Commission donate 500 hampers for flood-ravaged Amerindian villages

THE GUYANA FORESTRY COMMISSION (GFC) AND THE BRITISH HIGH
COMMISSION RECENTLY DONATED 500 HAMPERS for distribution in flood-ravaged
Amerindian communities.
An estimated 70 per cent of Amerindian hinterland communities have been severely affected by
heavy showers which flooded coastal and interior villages. It disrupted a number of economic
activities including logging and mining activities, principal means of earning especially in
Amerindian villages. Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat, lauded the initiative by the
GFC and the British government.
“I am sure that these hampers will go a long way in bringing relief to our brothers in the
hinterland regions, in the logging areas especially. This is added to the efforts the Government of
Guyana and the private sector have been making over the last couple of months, since we were
not only braced with the flooding situation but also the global pandemic,” Minister Bharrat
reminded.
British High Commissioner to Guyana, Ms. Jane Miller, recalled the long, fruitful relationship
between the GFC and the High Commission.
“I think the devastating floods this year have been seen by many of us; we have seen the
photographs and many of us have been to the communities and we have seen the impacts that
those floods have had on those communities. And in line with our commitment to our work on
the forestry sector it is only right that we support those communities and we are proud of the
support we’re giving today,” Miller said.
The European Union Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (EU-FLEGT)
Programme, and the GFC provided the items for the 500 food and sanitation hampers
handed over at the latter’s Georgetown office.