Single mom of five receives early Christmas present from community

Natasha Dash’s newly-renovated Lot 3518 Stevedore, Housing Scheme, Georgetown house

Last Christmas, Natasha Dash, a single mother of five, and her family were in dire straits, but having received the keys to a newly renovated house from members of the Stevedore Housing Scheme community yesterday, they are guaranteed a happier season this year.

The project was initiated by a number of persons in the community and it was intended to assist Dash enjoy better living conditions and to also bring up her children in a beneficial way.

One of the motivators of the project, Mr Boston (only name given), who assisted in making things work as planned, said he was inspired after he saw two of Dash’s children hanging out clothes one afternoon and thought that they deserved a better life.

Among the others on board were Cevon’s Waste Management, The Garage, Hopkinson Mining,