Today, the Chief Education Officer Dr. Marcel Hutson on behalf of the Minister of Education Priya Manickchand and staff of the Ministry, visited Renita Joseph and her family who lost their home at Good Intent to a fire on Thursday.
Dr. Hutson met Joseph and her family at the site of the fire today and offered words of comfort for the immense loss and committed the Ministry’s support during this time.
He presented a package to Joseph comprising of a HP Laptop along with accessories and monetary assistance as her family works towards rebuilding their lives.
Dr. Hutson said that the Ministry of Education is concerned about its teachers and will continue to stand by their side. He said that today’s contribution is a testament of how the Ministry views and values its teachers.
He told Joseph, who is a teacher at the Belle West Primary School that the Ministry could not hear of the tragedy and turn a deaf ear. He said that the Officers of the Ministry are transformational leaders, a hallmark of which is compassion.
Joseph and her husband both expressed their gratitude for the gesture by the Ministry of Education particularly since Ms. Joseph is a final year University of Guyana student and having a new laptop now would help her to complete her studies and to continue to teach her students while the monetary assistance will help the family to address some of their present needs.
