Forty United States volunteers of Builders Beyond Borders (B3) are currently in Guyana collaborating with Habitat for Humanity and the Festival City Youth and Parent Organisation for the construction of a resource centre to the tune of approximately Gy$10 million.
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The Festival City Habitat Resource Centre Project was officially launched last Saturday night at Lion’s Den, South Ruimveldt in the presence of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament Joseph Harmon, Habitat for Humanity National Director Rawle Small, Guyana Entrepreneurial Youth Movement Incorporated Executive Director Daren Torrington, the U.S. volunteers, and residents of Festival City, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
The initiative came about following a discussion between the Entrepreneurial Youth Movement and Habitat for Humanity in September 2012, and later saw B3 buying into the initiative.
In January, Habitat for Humanity hired a contractor to lay the foundation of the research centre which sits in the heart of Festival City. The contractor at the time received overwhelming support in the form of volunteer labour from the community. Now it is expected that the B3 members will work on the ground floor in this coming week before returning home. In March, another batch is slated to arrive in Guyana with the aim of completing the project by May-June.
![Some of the 40 U.S. B3 members during the launching ceremony on Saturday at Lion’s Den](https://www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Some-of-the-40-U.S-300x211.jpg)