Homes Sod Turning

On January 24 Ramroop Sookram turned the sod to begin construction of his home at Derry Lane Sonny Ladoo Trace, Mc Bean Couva. Mr. Ramroop is one of the recipients of affordable housing funded by PPGPL and administered by Habitat for Humanity.

In commemoration of its 13 year safety record of no lost work day case, in 2006 PPGPL donated TT$1.57M to Habitat for Humanity T&T for the construction of houses in the company's fence line communities. Families in Dow Village, Califorina, Couva, Phoenix Park and Claxton Bay are expected to benefit from this project which will be completed by September 2007.

The Chairman of HFHTT, Chanka Seeteram and the National Coordinator Ms. Jennifer Massiah, are both looking forward to the support of other corporate citizens in partnering with Habitat to achieve its mission of building communities one house at a time. Ms. Massiah believes that with continued support there should come a time when there is no longer a need for Habitat housing, but that time is till far away.

HFHTT is an Affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International which has built over 200,000 houses and served approximately 1,000,000 persons in over 3,000 communities around the world. The organisation greatly relies on donations and volunteers to help construct simple and affordable houses for poorly sheltered families. Families pay for the houses at cost using long-term mortgages at no interest or profit to the organisation.

The focus of the organisation for the next 3-5 years is to partner with other companies and NGOs to serve approximately 500 families in Trinidad and Tobago. The mission of providing simple, decent shelter and building community relationships is the goal the organisation has set for itself.

R-L Eugene Tiah- President PPGPL, Ramroop Sookram, homeowner, Chanka Seeteram, chairman HFHTT