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Operations of benevolent centers for more monitoring – Minister Lawrence

Jul 05, 2015 News

The Ministry of Social Protection will be establishing a structured monitoring and evaluation mechanism for the benevolent centres under its purview.
Specifically the Hugo Chavez Center for Rehabilitation and Reintegration located at Onverwagt, West Coast Berbice, the Mahaica Children’s Home and the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute (GWLI) will come for attention.
According to a Government statement, Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence, noted that monitoring and evaluation is a big issue within the different agencies that fall under the Ministry. Where the necessity exists for a monitoring and evaluation department, it will be established.
The Minister was at the time visiting these facilities, and took the opportunity to interact with staff and occupants.
At the Hugo Chavez Center for Rehabilitation and Reintegration, located at Onverwagt, Region Five, Minister Lawrence pointed out that at present there is no mechanism in place to enlist occupants.
“We have been looking to find some contractual arrangement between the Guyana Government and the Government of Venezuela and we have not been able to find those documents. We are discussing partnering with a number of ministries, such as the Indigenous People’s Affairs, Public Health, and work with the persons from Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs). We believe that if we collaborate with other partners we will be able to fill the place with persons who really need this type of care,” Minister Lawrence explained.
With regards to the Night Shelter at East La Penitence, Georgetown, the Minister said that she will be visiting the facility shortly. In the interim, the Ministry will be looking at employing a psychologist who can evaluate persons from the shelter and the Palms with the view to their taking up residence at the Hugo Chavez Centre.
“There is much left to be desired here…we have heard from the residents that they are here and treated like children … the residents themselves are begging for some sort of programme where they can utilise their energy and learn a skill,” the Minister pointed out.
She further noted that the Ministry has a lot of work to do, because, “we cannot continue to have a building like this and not be able to fulfill the mandate in which it was setup for.”
The $420M Hugo Chavez Center for Rehabilitation and Reintegration is a collaborative venture between the Governments of Guyana and Venezuela. It is equipped with two dormitories, an administrative building which houses a training centre, library and an infirmary and rooms for persons with communicable diseases and disabilities.
Meanwhile, the Ministry will redesign the GWLI’s agenda to provide programmes for women, thereby, making them more marketable.
The children’s home at Mahaica will also be refurbished.

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