The Iwokrama International Centre has joined with ExxonMobil Guyana to provide 10 indigenous communities with cleaning and sanitisation materials to help them through the COVID-19 pandemic.
A release yesterday from the centre said that hand sanitisers, liquid soap, detergent and face masks, which were purchased from funding provided by ExxonMobil earlier this month, went to the villages of Fairview, Surama, Wowetta, Kwatamang, Central Annai, Rupertee, Aranaputa, Apoteri, Rewa and Crashwater.
“The lockdown conditions have reduced traffic significantly to the communities and so they are unable to sell their products. For many of them, this is their only way to earn a living. We recognized the need for urgent support to them and ExxonMobil fully agreed and supported this initiative,” Iwokrama CEO Dane Gobin said.
Iwokrama said it is grateful to long-time partners, the North Rupununi District Development Board (NRDDB), for their help with the distribution of these materials to the communities.
