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CIOG receives vehicle donation
The Central Islamic Organization of Guyana (CIOG) has received a new vehicle,
The vehicle donated to the CIOG
compliments of Mehran Trading Company, an overseas-based company operating in Guyana for the past three years.
The vehicle – a Mazda bongo minibus valued at $1.5M – will be used by the CIOG as a hearse.
Local representative of the company, Osama Qasmi, handed over the bus to Mohamed Sattaur, Chief Executive Officer of the National Communications Network, and member of the CIOG. The presentation was done at the CIOG compound in Thomas Lands, Georgetown.
Over the last three years, CIOG aided in 536 burials, 53 of which were free of cost, while 98 were partly paid for by relatives of the deceased.
Religious Adviser, Shaikh Moeen Ul Hack, extended gratitude for the donation, on behalf of the CIOG, and noted that “the kindness will assist CIOG in its mandate to help the people of Guyana”.
The religious organization has been serving both Muslims and non-Muslims, by providing free education, homes, finances, and other necessities, since 1979.
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