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Jan 05, 2013 News
One of the major efforts of Guyana Goldfields in promoting community development has been its corporate adoption of the Itaballi Community. This community, in which Guyana Goldfields has a logistics/maintenance camp, is a transshipment area for a large number of mining operations.
Beginning several years ago with a simple Christmas party for the school that is located there, Guyana Goldfields is now involved in the following activities:
Itaballi Primary School has approximately 180 young children, mainly indigenous children. This school is served by four teachers including the Head Mistress. There are four cooks and a cleaner. Many of the children walk miles to reach the school or travel by boat from other river communities to attend school. The school is away from the chief Administrative centre of the Region at Bartica, and is often lacking many facilities and resources.
The first activity by Guyana Goldfields was to provide a Playground.
In the past, Guyana Goldfields provided drinking water to the students and teachers of the school and would hold an annual Christmas event.
Currently, Guyana Goldfields is in the process of a complete rehabilitation programme at the school which involves the cleaning and painting of the school; the fixing of its rain-water technology system used for drinking, cooking and hygiene; a complete re-leveling of the land on which the school is built; the provision of SOLAR POWER for the school, teachers’ homes and the community library; the fixing of toilets; the provision of school teaching aids; the provision of blackboards; the provision of cabinets for storage of books and records; and the provision of three additional play tools in the school yards to complement the one already provided by Guyana Goldfields.
In 2009, Guyana Goldfields expanded its support to the school by establishing an annual Guyana Goldfields Cricket Match between Itaballi Primary school and the neighbouring school up the river called Kartabo Primary School.
This was preceded by the presentation of cricket, soccer and volleyball equipment and trophies to the school. This match, which was heavily supported by parents from both schools as well as the community at large, has now nurtured an annual Guyana Goldfields Soccer match between the schools.
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