Africa-Press – Mauritius. A symbolic ceremony for the handing over of automatic sanitiser dispensers was held, today, at the Reunion Road Government School, in Vacoas. The automatic sanitiser dispensers have been acquired under a donation of USD 500,000 of the United States of America, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to Mauritius.
The Chargé d’Affaires a. i of the Embassy of the United States (U. S. ) in Mauritius, Ms Judes E. DeBaere, the Acting Chief Technical officer of the Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Mr Ricaud G.
Danyel Auckbur, the President of the Mauritius Red Cross Society, Mr Samoorgum, and other personalities were present at the ceremony. In a statement, Ms DeBaere commended the Mauritius Red Cross Society for its partnership with the USAID and for assisting the latter with the donation of USD 500,000 to the Mauritian society.
She recalled that an ambulance as well as a utility vehicle were donated to the Mauritius Red Cross Society a few months ago and, now, with the Mauritius Red Cross Society’s support, automatic sanitiser dispensers were installed in some 273 school.
Ms DeBaere further indicated that the grant from the U. S. Government aims at helping Mauritius to strengthen its public health capacity and is part of the U.
S. commitment to lead the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She further recalled that the U. S. has donated over 387,000 Pfizer vaccines to the Mauritian Government.
Today’s event, she added, recognises the shared commitment of Mauritius and the U. S. to creating a safe learning environment. She also seized this opportunity to thank the Red Cross volunteers in Mauritius for their dedication and hard work.
As for Mr Auckbur, he underscored that this handing over initiative is most timely and of high relevance in ensuring that schools are places where students can feel safe.
He observed that the Ministry also came up with a series of measures to ensure that safe sanitary conditions prevail in schools at all time. He also commended the support from the U.
S. Embassy and the Mauritius Red Cross Society for contributing to render schools a safe place of continued learning. For his part, Mr Samoorgum stressed that several projects of the Mauritius Red Cross Society are ongoing and indicated that funds received from the U.
S. Embassy must be used wisely for the benefit of the population. He underlined that the automatic sanitiser dispensers have also been installed in schools in Rodrigues.
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