Region 9 Communities receive First Aid and Disaster Response Equipment

Lethem, Guyana – Two villages in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region 9) were given First Aid and Disaster Response Equipment on Monday to culminate Emergency Response Training conducted by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).

Over a period of months, the CDC in conjunction with Caribbean Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA); USAID and Caribbean Climate Resilience Initiative (CCRI), worked with Katoonarib and Sawariwau to ensure that they were ready to respond and manage hazards indigenous to their environment. Specifically, earthquakes; drought; floods; and wildfires were examined and participants received extensive training on relevant Risk Management capabilities.

Both villages have experienced hazards in the past and have lauded the initiative which places them in a better position to be resilient.

Images below show Regional Chairman, Bryan Allicock and members of the CDC staff with the residents of both villages.