Although poverty forced her to drop out of school when she was in second form, community health worker (CHW) and activist Everly Klass-Sampson has gone on to pursue her dreams of building her adopted community of Caria Caria in the Essequibo River into a healthy and socially strong one.
A community health post, a community centre and a playfield are among structures in the community that stand as testimony to Klass-Sampson’s determination.
The seventh child of 10 siblings, Klass-Sampson, now 47, was born at Buck Hall on the Essequibo River, and grew up in a relatively poor environment.
