President Irfaan Ali recently presented a family of seven, whose home was destroyed in a fire, with a new home at Parikwarinanu.
A post on Ali’s Facebook page stated that a fire had destroyed the home which housed 41 year-old Rochard Gouveia, 31 year-old Carin Bernard and their five children.
The materials and workforce were donated by the Men on Mission initiative in collaboration with the business community and other stakeholders.
The family, who has been living in the community for over a decade, said they were extremely happy and grateful to have a home again. President Ali also engaged residents of the community to discuss a number of initiatives to improve their lives, including the expansion of the community’s food production capacity and its potential to earn.
He said that within the next three weeks, the government, through the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, will provide a supply of cassava sticks to expand the village’s production of cassava and farine. The government will also contract the community to produce 5,000 clay bricks, with another order guaranteed after the first contract is honoured. From the blocks produced, a portion will go to help households within the community.
