Human Services Ministry, Habitat building home for differently-abled man

Differently-abled Siddiqi Haniff and his family will benefit from a core home through an agreement between the Human Services Ministry and Habitat for Humanity.

The Ministry of Labour, Human Services and Social Security and Habitat for Humanity Guyana signed an agreement that will see the construction of a core home for a differently-abled man.

According to a Govern-ment Information Agency (GINA) press release, Siddiqi Haniff will benefit from a two-bedroom, 330square foot timber and concrete house that will be built three feet from ground level. It will also be equipped with a kitchen sink, electrical wiring and plumbing.

“This is one of the pilot projects that we are jointly undertaking to assist those persons in our society …who are differently-abled,” Minis-ter of Human Services and Social Security Jennifer Webster said. She said this