APA donates to dorm fire survivors, seeking meeting with ministers

The APA team with the donation handed over to Mahdia Secondary School (APA photo)

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) is pressing forward in its efforts to assist those families affected by the May 21, Mahdia Secondary School female dormitory fire that resulted in the deaths of 19 girls and one boy.

In a release yesterday, the APA stated that between July 14 and 19, its representatives visited the Region Eight communities of Micobie, El Paso, Campbelltown, and Chenapou, to distribute donated items collected during the recent donation drive to support those affected by the Mahdia female dormitory fire.

 The girls who survived were given stationery supplies, feminine hygiene products, toiletries, clothing and other school supplies.