The welfare of children, including those with developmental challenges, have always been a top priority for the CanGO team. Each year an increasing number of severely handicapped children from Regions 1 and 2 in Guyana are being brought to CanGO’s clinics.

GT Lime had learned of these conditions and has recently donated three (3) transport chairs to CanGO for the 2019 Mission. These chairs will be customized in Guyana to fit each individual child (an expert in modifying the chairs will be a part of the CanGO team this year). They will alleviate the strain on parents, especially mothers, from having to carry their children wherever they go.

CanGO and the families of the children who will be receiving the transport chairs are very grateful to GT Lime for this very generous donation.

Elroy is a 12-year-old boy who lives in Karawab (Upper Pomeroon River – Region 2). In 2007 he was diagnosed by Dr. Clare Mitchell (Developmental Paediatrician) with cerebral palsy and a subluxed right hip. Since Elroy is unable to walk, he was being carried by his mother on her hip. This year, CanGO purchased a collapsible transport chair for Elroy that will allow his mother to transport him without difficulty.

Last year Dr. Clare Mitchell (Developmental Paediatrician) and Paula Holla (Physiotherapist) met Holly, a developmentally-challenged child from Waramuri (Region 1). As she was unable to work and was always lying on the floor or in a hammock, they had a temporary chair built for her. This year CanGO brought her a stroller which will enable her mother to transport her without difficulty.