- November 21, 2013
- Posted by: cdc
- Categories: News, Volunteer
In an effort to ensure the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) successfully achieves its mandate, the Civil Defence Commission Volunteer Corps (CDC VC), with financial assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has extended its membership to include persons from Region Nine.
According to a release, last Wednesday, the CDC VC officially launched its Region Nine arm. The registered members comprising persons from North, South and Central Rupununi, were issued their CDC VC pins along with the CDC VC branded Polo jerseys and hats.
The Region Nine members also elected a three-member Management Committee comprising Coordinator Richard Rennie, Deputy Coordinator Alister Charlie and Secretary Kateri Joseph. These persons will be responsible for the routine management of the Region Nine arm of the CDC VC.
The CDC VC has in excess of 200 registered members. The voluntary corps intends to officially establish itself in all 10 administrative regions of Guyana. Thus far, this has been done in Regions Four, Six and Nine; with plans to have official launch in the remaining regions within the two years.
The CDC VC works towards assisting the CDC in achieving its mandate of promoting comprehensive disaster management nationwide, while at the same time building the disaster risk management capacity of all Guyanese.
The corp focuses on working with communities across Guyana.
Source: Guyanatimes