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Thursday, December 9, 2004 - The Department of Youth and Sports in the
Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Youth and Sports in
collaboration with the Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYC), are on the hunt for a
volunteer corps of young builders to assist with the Grenada rebuilding effort,
which is to commence at the end of January, 2005.
Senior Youth and Sports Officer in the Department of Youth and Sports, Victor
Reid, said the Department of Youth and Sports is at present seeking for young
construction workers, who is skilled in carpentry, masonry, steel bending,
painting and plumbing. Mr. Reid said the Commonwealth Youth Programme had
written to a number of government departments requesting their assistance in
that regard: “So we now seeking the support of the young persons in St. Lucia
between the ages of 18 to 35 years old, who have the skills so they can
volunteer to be in Grenada”.
Speaking of the response so far, He said, “It has not been overwhelming as we
thought it would have it been, but I guess we are giving it some time; we are
hoping to give it a few more weeks. So we have some time in which we are hoping
that people would volunteer their services”.
Mr. Reid said CYC and the Department Youth and Sports would welcome both
employed and unemployed skilled personnel to volunteers for the Grenada
rebuilding effort. He also gave the assurance that all the necessary provisions
will be in place for the volunteers while in Grenada: “The Commonwealth Youth
Programme would be making provision to give those persons who volunteer,
accommodations, meals and so on in Grenada. They are also looking at the
possibility of giving a small stipend to those persons so that while in Grenada
they can survive”.
The duration of the programme will be determined by the number of volunteers. At
present, the Department is on a mobilisation drive island-wide which involves
all community youth groups and organisations.
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