Relief Activities and how
you can help
The Joint Operations Centre/Civil Defence
Commission
Area of activity: administrating the relief efforts; receipt, storage,
distribution and accounting of all relief supplies.
Office: Eve Leary, Kingston, Georgetown, Guyana
Contact: 226 - 1117(9), 226 - 8815, 226 - 1027
Other: Chairman Colonel Chabilall Ramsarup
The Citizens' Initiative
Area of activity: facilitating other NGOs and citizens'organisations;
maintaining a database of all information that will be helpful to
better coordinate the response efforts
Office:Cara Lodge, Quamina Street , Georgetown
Contact:Jocelyn Dow (624-5803) (jocelyndow at yahoo dot com), Raquel
Thomas (624-0297), Desrey Fox (616-6874), Gina Arjune(617-2727) and
Sharon Ousman-Alli(624-0298)
Donate Items.....
The Government of Guyana is calling on persons or organizations to
donate or lean the following items in the flood relief efforts:
Complete drainage/irrigation mobile pumps (capacity 800 - 100cu.ft/sec)
4x4 trucks with/without trays (engine capacity 3000 - 45000cc)
Generators (150 - 300 KVA)
Inflatable dinghies
Small flat bottom aluminum boats (15 - 20 feet long)
Retractable bridges
Forklifts
Outboard engines (8 - 25 hp)
Plastic water tanks (600 - 1000 gal)
Plastic containers for carrying water (2 - 5 gal)
FOOD (canned meats, vegetables, soups and stews for adults and babies)
WATER (bottled)
Shelter goods - matresses, beds, bed sheets, small kerosene stoves,
water purification systems and sanitation supplies
Wet weather gear - rubber boots, etc
Portable toilets
Mosquito nettings
Guyana Ministry of Health List of Essential Emergency Supplies for
Flood Victims - (copied from http://www.redspider.biz/flood )
FOR TREATMENT OF SKIN INFECTIONS
- Hydrocortisone Ointment
- Bacitracin/Neomycin Ointment
- Miconazole Cream
- Anti-Histamine Cream
FOR TREATMENT OF VOMITTING & DIARRHEA
- Oral Rehydration Salts
- Loperamide Tabs.
- Dimenhydrinate Tabs.
- Dimenhydrinate Syrup
- Co-trimoxazole Tabs.
- Co-trimoxazole Suspension
FOR TREATMENT OF FEVER, COUGH & COLD
- Ibuprofen Tabs.
- Ibuprofen Suspension
- Panadol Tylenol Syrup
- Panadol Tylenol or Advil Tabs.
- Cough & Cold Preparations
- Diphenhydramine Base
- Cough Suppressants
VITAMINS
- Calcium
- Vitamin C
- Multivitamins
SPIRITS
- Rubbing Alcohol
- Alcohol Swabs
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
- Band-aids
- Bandages
- Sterile Gauze
- Cotton Wool
- Needles
- Syringes – 2mls. With needles.
- Bleach
- Chlorine Tabs.
- Disinfectants
FOR TREATMENT OF EYE/EAR INFECTIONS
- Antibiotic Eye Drops
- Antibiotic Ear Drops
Monetary
donations
National Disaster Relief Fund,
Bank of Nova Scotia, 104 Carmichael Street, Georgetown, GUYANA. Account
Number: 109780
(This fund is being
co-ordinated by the Civil Defence Commission)
Guyana Red Cross Flood Fund
Please click here to read more about the Guyana Red Cross Relief
Efforts
There are various other bank accounts which have been opened to accept
funds in different countries. Some of these are listed on the
Redspider.biz site and the Jouvay.com site
National Ramnavmi Committee
The National Ramnavmi Committee is preparing 3,000 meals daily. They
need vegetarian foodstuff such as rice, dal, potatoes, channa,
vegetables, etc.
Monetary Donations can be made to the Ranmavmi Sewa Account at NBIC
(Swift Code NBICGYGG) Account No 654-7384
The Alicea Foundation
The Alicea Foundation is packing distributing hampers and
information to affected areas and assessing needs which they could
meet. Monetary Donations could be made to The Alicia Foundation NBIC
(Swift Code NBICGYGG) Account No A/C # 653-421-8 or to ALICEA FOUNDATION - c/o Bank of America, North Miami
Beach, Florida 33162.
Account Number: 005505829396. Route #
0260-0959-3.
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Eddy
Grant's Contribution
Eddy Grant has also pledged the following to
the Ringbang Foundation to assist with the rehabilitation of
Guyana:
- All profits from the sales of
the DVD "The Plaisance-Sarendam Tribute to Eddy Grant" held
in the Market Square in August 2004, which is due out
shortly. The commemorative DVD contains highlights of
speeches from both President Bharath Jagdeo and the Honourable Robert
Corbin, leader of the opposition. It also features many of the
performances and tributes to Eddy Grant from all sections of
Guyanese society held over the Emancipation Weekend, interviews
with some of the more well known village personalities, footage of the
motorcade through streets of Plaisance including a stop at the spot
where Eddy Grant lived and many other historical and cultural
anecdotes. A collector's must, the DVD also contains an inspiring
address by Eddy Grant who spoke passionately about uniting his country
through ringbang music and culture. The commemorative DVD will be
available for pre-order on www.icerecords.com
and www.eddygrant.com.
- Fifty percent (50%) of all proceeds received
by Eddy Grant from the sale of four commemorative stamps to be
launched in his honour by the Guyana Postal Corporation. The
formal launch will be held at the UMANA YANA on February 17, 2005 in
Georgetown, Guyana.
- All proceeds of his recording artist
royalties from his upcoming new album "REPARATION" for a period of
one year from the date of the first sale.
Donate time .........
There are various efforts being co-ordinated by individuals and
organisations. Some of these are :-
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Health needs support from medically trained personnel and
other persons to manage the health outreach programmes and various
other administrative tasks at various times during the day. Tel
226-5160 for more information
Cove &
John Ashram
The
Hindu College at Cove & John is distributing food hampers, cooked
food and drinking water to nearby flood affected areas.
Brahmachari Vidura and Rajkumarie Singh are co-ordinating relief work
with volunteers. Contact Vidura on 229-2721 or Rajkumarie Singh on
229-2675
Packing Hampers
Hampers are being packed at Rahaman's Park in Houston on an
ongoing basis.