GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Friday mentioned the federal government and Salvation Military would collaborate to supply college students with particular counseling periods. That is in response to behavioral points in a number of faculties.
Ali introduced this yr’s launch of the Salvation Military’s annual Christmas Kettle drive on Friday, by which he additionally handed over a cheque to the group.
The contribution will assist the group’s efforts to lift thousands and thousands of {dollars} via the Christmas Kettle’s financial donations and provide 1,500 meals hampers to susceptible individuals.
In the course of the occasion, Ali mentioned organizations like these would obtain assist from the federal government to develop a singular program focusing on susceptible youngsters and adults. He mentioned this program will proactively reply to the social points affecting individuals within the nation by offering much-needed counseling.
“We now need to take care of points in our faculties proactively. I’m intensely disturbed by a few of what I see on social media. It bothers me we’ve to nip this within the bud, and there have to be penalties for unhealthy conduct.
“Within the new yr, we can be launching a particular program with all these companions to take care of this,” the President mentioned.
He famous that via this program, the Salvation Military’s counseling service would goal establishments and areas the place these social challenges are prevalent somewhat than ready for individuals to method the group.
Chatting with the youngsters in attendance, the President instructed them to acknowledge the fantastic thing about Guyana. He condemned the assault on Palestine and mentioned Guyana should collectively pray for the ladies, males, and kids struggling on the planet.
“As a rustic, we should pray for our world household. As a rustic, we should put aside a day earlier than the tip of this yr after we lock our fingers collectively in prayer for us as a individuals, as a rustic, and in prayer for the world, particularly girls and kids.
“Hundreds are being killed within the Gaza Strip as I communicate to you. We have now persistently mentioned that the one answer is peace…there have to be no excuse for the killing of girls and kids. The world should reject it in unison,” Ali mentioned.
In the meantime, the Chairman of the Guyana Salvation Military, Edward Boyer, mentioned that the humanitarian values of the group are in line with the President’s empowering imaginative and prescient for the nation.
The group supplies service to senior residents on the Salvation Military Dwelling, care packages to varied establishments, delivers 100 meals day by day to the homeless and aged and has saved the lives of many drug addicts via its drug rehab program.
A recipient of the group’s assist, Eric Cummings, mentioned he’s a recovered drug addict.
“I’ve recovered, gained a life, and restored my dignity. The method was difficult as a result of I spent 4 years dwelling within the streets of Georgetown. Medicine have been my purpose, and that’s all I needed to do.
“I had a household, however I didn’t like what the household gave to me, so I made a decision to throw all that away and switch to medicine.
“That was a terrific mistake…this man (himself) was not nice,” Cummings mentioned.
He has now determined to check to turn out to be a counselor on the Salvation Military.
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