The Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School recently assisted in the complete rehabilitation of the Remote Area Medical (RAM) Volunteer Corps aircraft.
According to a Ministry of Education press release, the repairs were done under the guidance of engineers from both the school and RAM, and was handed over by Minister of Education Dr Rupert Roopnaraine during a ceremony on October 26.
“The ministry,” Roopnaraine said, “is happy to be partners by ensuring that our young people are given the opportunity to access a rounded education, inclusive of a strong technical and vocational studies curriculum.”
In addition, Roopnaraine commended the efforts of the students which he said represented the core goals of education as the application of knowledge in service to the greater good.
The Knoxville, Tennessee, US based non-profit, RAM was founded by Stan Brock who had to complete a 26-day journey for medical treatment after sustaining an injury while living in the Wapishana community, in the interior of Guyana. The release said that after this he vowed to provide medical care to inaccessible regions all over the world.
