 ug cares flood relief drive ug cares flood relief drive andydindial mon 6142021 941 ug cares steps up national and international efforts for guyana s flood disaster relief staff donates g i million to cdc hampers and care packages for affected communities infection prevention videos and fliers produced and circulated university of guyana georgetown june 12 2021 ug steps up national and international efforts for guyana s flood disaster relief the university of guyana which began an internal flood relief drive among staff last sunday has communicated to the civil defense commission cdc that it will donate one million guyana dollars toward relief efforts to aid floodstricken communities in guyana the money was raised from staff who authorized deductions from their june salaries in response to a call from vicechancellor xi professor paloma mohamed martin a separate activity specifically for ug students staff pensioners and alumni most affected is being managed internally other persons including social work graduate and undergraduate students under the leadership of social work lecturers debbie hopkinson and shonnel enoesmith within t he department of sociology social work unit will combine their efforts to contribute food hampers water and care packages inclusive of cleaning supplies masks and sanitising agents to those in need special focus on children and elderly who can be easily reached by ug additionally the social work unit through pace ug cares hotline service stands ready to provide psychosocial support and referrals to social services for specialised assistance with socioeconomic mental health needs of those affected further student volunteers are eager to provide voluntary service where needed in collaboration with key partners such as the cdc the university has produced several health fliers and videos reminding persons of how to stay safe under flood hazardous conditions these materials can be found free of charge at the url below and are also circulated through email whatsapp and social media  https drivegooglecom drive folders 1u8ribwqbra7hoshvb8w0c40wqoxurjkj usp sharing  ug cares helpline numbers powered by gtt are 6157829 6159727 6162576 6159730 6159482 6159704 6159990 6384394 ug cares was set up last year as a rapid response community relief intervention system for faculty and students severely affected by the covid 19 pandemic it was then deployed to alumni civil society organisations and other government agencies that requested psychosocial and technical support as well as scientific inputs into emergency decisionmaking the university of guyana s faculty staff and students are deeply saddened by the widespread devastation and trauma being experienced by guyanese whose homes agricultural fields and livestock were inundated by the recent floods as the national university ug pledges to do whatever it can to assist in the recovery efforts that will be needed in the coming days     ug in brief the university of guyana is the 58th year state university of guyana it offers 136 programmes in over 60 disciplines online and facetoface in 8 campuses across guyana with a student population of now 10000 ug has provided education learning and research for over 50000 alumni the mission of the university is to discover generate disseminate and apply knowledge of the highest standard for the service of the community the nation and of all mankind within an atmosphere of academic freedom that allows for free and critical inquiry ug s forward thinking blueprint 2040 is currently setting the course for the university s future design and institutional response to the changing needs of guyana ug s press release flood relief  