Good gesture from Mohamed Enterprise

Nov 17, 2021 Letters

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Dear Editor,

Kaieteur News – I write to hail Mohamed Enterprise for its kindness and generosity for the educational grant given to the young man, Parmesh Ramgobin, from Essequibo who excelled at last June’s CXC. In so doing, Mohamed Enterprise recognizes and rewards academic excellence as a motivation for others to excel. Mohamed Enterprise demonstrates a social commitment to helping students of limited financial means.
Others should follow suit.

There are many businesses that have been doing extremely well financially but hardly any of them seek to help the less fortunate in our midst and none of them offer financial assistance to students who are in need of help to continue their education. In fact, some of them get a lot of government business, contracts, but don’t help the poor. On this note, Mohamed Enterprise stands tall. Mohamed’s grant to this youngster highlights the fact that hard work and achievement truly does pay off. The youngster will receive financial assistance to pursue his university education.

Parmesh Ramgobin excelled at the 2021 CSEC. He sat 20 subjects and received 15 ones and 5 twos grades. The normal amount of subjects is between eight and 10. A minimum five is needed for entrance into university. The kid also happens to be among the top performers in the country and the West Indies in 2021.

Parmesh’s parents, Dinesh and Chandrawati Ramgobin, expressed pride in their son’s achievements and gratitude to Mohamed for his assistance. Parmesh comes from a family of five and humble background. His father is a fisherman and his mother a housewife. He told reporters that his father’s income has not been sufficient to provide for the family and his education. So Parmesh sold chips to raise money for his books, internet bills, transportation, and private extra lessons. Transportation cost was very high. So he had to help raise money to help his family to fund his education. I read that he used to wake up early in the morning, fried his own chips, packaged it, and market it himself. An outstanding performer at CSEC (CXC or Caribbean Examinations Council) 2021, he is very grateful for the financial assistance rendered to him by Mohamed Enterprise of Guyana.

The Managing Director of Mohamed’s Enterprise Mr. Nazar Mohamed met with the Essequibo’s top CSEC student and honored him with a hefty cheque to further his education.
It is reported that Mr. Mohamed, was moved by the story of Parmesh and his CSEC achievements and decided to further honor the young man on his tremendous accomplishment. He told reporters that in keeping with his corporate social responsibility, he commits to funding the young man’s education through his academic journey. Mohamed is applauded for recognizing the importance of investing in our students’ futures and making it even more affordable for these students to pursue postsecondary education especially in Guyana at UG where the VC has been taking steps to boost achievements.

I want to convey to Mr Mohamed how much I appreciate the support provided to this youngster. The kid’s story of struggling to fund his education is very moving. While a high school student in Guyana and university student in New York, I too worked my way to pay tuition and habitable expenses and for sitting GCE. I lived hardship and went on to earn multiple doctorates and MAs through hard work and the support of others. I too endeavour to help the less fortunate with their education. This grant from Mohamed will no doubt lighten the financial burden of the kid in college and launch him on the path to success. Hopefully, he does not have to work as hard as in high school to pay for his schooling. He can now focus more on the most important aspect of school: learning.

Mohamed told reporters that he hopes that his grant will help to empower the student to continue pursuing his educational goals and will significantly help the youngster with his education as well as encourage others to excel in lower grades so they can also become recipients of grants. Clearly, it shows that Mohamed is generous and caring, and unselfishly give to support the educational endeavors of deserving students. Mohamed’s Enterprise stands out as a shining beacon and where other companies have failed the nation. There are so many others doing extremely well but don’t offer “a jil” to anyone. Some small businesses also help the less fortunate, but most big businesses have avoided their corporate social responsibility. Hopefully, Mohamed’s generosity will inspire others to give back to students in need.
The young boy was extremely happy with the assistance from Mohamed and expressed his gratitude. He has already started the University of Guyana reading for his BSc in Biology.

Yours truly,
Vishnu Bisram

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