Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud on Monday officially handed over a spanking new home to a mother of six.
The 16 feet by 20 feet home is valued at over one million dollars and is located at Matthews Ridge, North-West District, Region One (Barima-Waini), according to a release from the ministry.
Ernesta Lara had lost her home due to high winds back in January, 2020 but through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security in collaboration with Vitality Accounting and Consultancy Inc she was able to benefit from a new one.
An emotional Lara fought to hold back tears as she showered praise on Persaud and her Ministry for this “life changing gift.”
“Today I am here with Ms. Ernesta Lara because the Ministry reaches out to people who are in very tough situations and her home collapsed because of high winds and she has a number of children including a child who has a disability and so we reached out with the help of the community, the Region and the youth group here, this was able to materialize,” Persaud stated in the release.
She added, “I want to say a special thanks to Vitality Inc because they contributed to the cost of building this home.”
While her new two-bedroom home was erected on her land, the old structure was dismantled and the wood packed at the back in order to facilitate the construction of a pen where Lara can do farming.
