Youth Volunteers Rising

Special thanks to all the volunteers and businesses who came up big to combat illegal and harmful garbage dumping in the Lethem area.  Pictured here are some highlights of the recent volunteer activity.  RAM Guyana volunteers have organized themselves into a group complete with a leadership structure and fundraising ambitions.  Stay tuned for more activities from these rangers as this was there first community action.

Philbert and Jessica put the finishing touches on some of the signs aimed at helping residents do the right thing.  Up until recently it was impossible to know where the official dump was, and numerous makeshift sites began polluting the savannas.  These signs were made possible by generous support from Da Silva's House of Optics.

Believe it or not the picture above is not in fact the official Lethem dumpsite.  It is a convenient gravel pit about half way to the real location that has plastic bags blowing as far as the eye can see.

Apollo Kanhai is pictured here leading discussions with RAM and Red Cross volunteers prior to the collaborative action for environmental health.

Manager Andre Yhap of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Lethem Branch hands over three new bins in front of the RAM Guyana office while volunteers look on.   

The Winning Slogan - for Our Environmental Health.

Are you a resident, friend or lover of the Rupununi district? Are you also sick and tired of seeing the once pristine landscape being trashed?

Let us know what you think, what we can do at the grass roots level and click 'Like' to stay in touch on facebook. Show your support for a Clean, Litter-free, Environmentally Aware Rupununi.
This logo was developed out of a competition of local RAM volunteers to come up with a campaign slogan to address these urgent issues of environmental health. Check out fb/RAMGuyana for more pics of the initial activities.

After receiving numerous entries from the local volunteer corps and beyond - the winning slogan has been selected and unveiled at the recent clean-up campaign in Central Rupununi.

The winning entry was submitted by John Forde of Lethem and has since been developed into the logo above. We need your help to take the CLEAR campaign to the next level.

Special thanks to the Guyana Times Magazine for publishing a Sunday spread on the launch of the campaign.

Medical Outreach, By Air.

A Doctor, Dental technician, Physical Therapy Assistant, and a Vision Care worker all took part in the most recent collaboration between RAM and the Ministry of Health. Extending the agencies scarce human resources to reach the most isolated villages and settlements is what the aircraft does well.

Dr Torres, originally from Wowetta village and now working at the Annai Health Center, was able to visit the village of Apoteri for the first time to provide services alongside his colleagues. The team reached over one hundred clients including a boat full from the nearby village of Rewa.  Pictured above in the foreground is Dentex Atkinson Daniels unloading the boat after the ride from the village back to the airstrip.

One of the local teachers was identified by the team as having a critical eye condition and was airlifted that afternoon and subsequently flown to Georgetown to see the Ophthalmologist. Pictured above is a disabled, seven year old SPAN client who is being raised by his grandmother Maud, currently with no public assistance or support of any kind.

An aerial survey was also done on the airstrip development project at Rewa following discussions and a request for support from village councilors. RAM has repeatedly assisted villages with the development and certification process in collaboration with government authorities.