RIVAH
RIVAH Outreach - Safety Mask - COVID_19
On July 1st, 2020, RIVAH donated 50 new masks to the New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council. We donated 25 masks to the number 38 Neighborhood Democratic Council.
Our own Rivah team Member Natasha Phagwah Khan's mom Zaheda Phagwah sewed all the mask with the sewing machine that was donated by Courts Guyana.
We continue to work and support the communities in Guyana. Please continue to stay safe and practice safe distancing.
#rivah #covid19 #guyana #support #mask #donate #thankyou #hope
RIVAH Outreach - HUMANITARIAN MISSION
Rivah team members were part of the group with Humanitarian Mission - Guyana Inc. helping to pack and prepare the bags of food hampers for Seniors for today’s event. The medical team will be there to give help and advice on medications, diet and on living healthy lifestyle. Thank you all for donating and for your support.
#rivah #humanitarianmission
#guyana
#medicaloutreach
#givingback #support #life #rivahcares2020
RIVAH Christmas Toy Drive
The smiles, joy and happiness that was shared around Guyana this Christmas to all the kids and families were indeed heartwarming and a success.
RIVAH’s Santa and his helpers are all volunteers of Rafieya’s International Vision and Hope and dedicated their time and efforts over the past weeks on our Rivah Toy Drive. The response from the businesses and persons in the community and overseas were overwhelming and we were able to collect and pack over 150 gifts and toys for children all over the regions in Guyana.
We visited several 4 hospitals - Skeldon Hospital, Port Mourant Hospital, New Amsterdam Hospital and Georgetown Hospital. The RIVAH Team also visited the following 8 Orphanages - Anjuman Orphanage (25)
Canaan Orphanage (15), Albion Orphanage (35), Alpha Children Home (1), Children of Promise (10), Shaheed Girls Orphanage, Shaheed Boys Orphanage and Bal Nivas Orphanage. We also visited more than 10 families in the several villages and met with them at their home and share the toys and cheers for the holidays.
Thank you all for the donations and for making our event a success - Govindsammy Mall – Rose Hall
Sushmita Beauty Corner, Camera Girl Gallery, Artist Allim, Grace Lutheran Church (NJ Branch)
Book a Bounce Party Service, Smile Maker Foundation, Murphy's Photo Studio, Adrian and Oma General Store, Low Cost Supermarket, Techno Max, P. Jagmohan and Son Service Station, Phagoo General Store, AK Rahim Lumber Yard, Vincent photocopy Centre, Backshop General Store, A&A General store, Billy's Electrical Repairs, Natasha Store, Madena Hardware Store, Navin's Grocery Store. For those we may have not mentioned thank you very much.
I am a huge believer in giving back and helping in the community and the world. Think globally, act locally I suppose. I believe that the measure of a person's life is the affect they have on others. The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world's busy life and become more interested in people than in things.
We wish you all Happy Holidays and a Prosperous 2020!
You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own. Michelle Obama
Take a Look at Our Christmas Drive Gallery
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Supporting the fighters. Admiring the survivors. Honoring the taken. And never, ever giving up hope."
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is a chance to raise awareness about the importance of finding breast cancer early. Make a difference! Spread the word about mammograms, and encourage communities, organizations, families, and individuals to get involved.
Our RIVAH TEAM took part in the PINKTOBER in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month as they all wore pink and had a balloon release into the sky. Balloon releases are done to raise awareness of a cause or campaign.
The long-standing awareness campaign definitely means different things to different people. For some, it’s about celebrating strength and survival. For others, advocacy and a push to educate people about the realities of breast cancer, particularly metastatic disease.
"We don't know how strong we are until being strong is the only choice we have."
#wearpink #rivah #guyana #berbice #support #breastcancerawareness #hope #help #pinktober
RIVAH donated GY$100,000 cash to two Victims of Domestic Violence.
Saraswattie Etwaru, 33 years old of Hampshire, Corentyne, Berbice, was beaten severely by her 24-year-old husband while she was five months pregnant. She said that the furious man broke a branch from a nearby plant and began beating her. He took the stick and hit her for three hours straight and she did not understand the reason behind his behavior.
Another domestic violence victim is 21-year-old Seema Bisnauth of Rampoor, Corriverton, Berbice,who is currently nursing injuries about her body; she was severely beaten last Saturday evening while at home. According to her sister Latoya, she visited her sister at her home on Sunday, but after calling out for her several times she did not receive a response.
Handing over the monetary assistance to the women were volunteers attached to the organisation, Sushmita Kalika Singh and Natasha Phagwah Khan.
RIVAH donated GY$50,000 cash and back to school supplies to a family of Six in Berbice.
Last Sunday the RIVAH team visited Madhuri Orilall of Port Mourant, Berbice is a single parent and a mother of 6 children and soon to welcome her 7th child. Unfortunately, six months ago Madhuri lost her husband to the suicide and this has put a severe financial burden on her to support her family.her home. RIVAH made a cash donation of $50,000 along with school supplies for the children including backpacks, footwear, and stationary. Madhuri’s children can now focus on attending school and getting an education and a path to a brighter future.
Thanks to the generous donors who continue to support the local communities. Little Rock Suites of 10 Main & Church Street New Amsterdam, Twins Manufacturing Chemist in Georgetown, and Criterion Systems, a US based company for the cash donations. Thank you, Joel Khan and Chita Chandarpal for the donating the school supplies.
WALK TO FIGHT SUICIDE - RIVAH TEAM USA - FAIRFAX VIRGINIA 2019
#OUTOFTHEDARKNESS
Rivah joined hands for the 2nd year of collaboration with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention as we all walk in the Out of the Darkness Walks, you join the effort with hundreds of thousands of people to raise awareness and funds that allow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss.
Thanks to Walkers and Donors like you, AFSP has been able to set a goal to reduce the annual suicide rate 20% by 2025.
OUT OF THE DARKNESS WALK 2019
Candle light Vigil - Suicide Prevention and Awareness
It Only Takes One Person to Make a Difference. We often think that it takes a group of people to make a difference. Rarely do we ever realize that all it really takes is one person, or one situation. As we continue to observe Suicide Prevention Month, Let us join hands and hearts together and light a candle as we remember our love ones we lost to suicide but also give strength and love to those who are suffering today. If you cannot join a group, just light a candle in your home. Send me your photos and location as we spread awareness around the world on Suicide Prevention and Awareness.#rivah #candlelightvigil #love #family #friends #hope
LETS CHALK MENTAL HEALTH
Rivah members and supporters took to the streets of Guyana in several regions, England and in USA - Virginia & New York to chalk Mental health in Guyana and USA. Thank you guys for supporting and starting the conversation.
COMBATING SUICIDE IN GUYANA
As I continue my work with RIVAH, I would like to focus my efforts on Suicide in Guyana. According to the Guyana times report, the suicide rate has increased in Guyana, signalling the need for more mental health workshops, counselling centers and the active involvement of the Private Sector in curbing the worrying issue of suicide. I urge my fellow pageant sisters, friends, fans, families and private businesses to join me in this fight to combat suicide as we educate, support and rebuild a strong foundation for our future generations.
WALK TO FIGHT SUICIDE - USA - TEAM GUYANA 2018
Marching with signs with encouraging messages such as “Working together to end suicide”, various organisations, including the Massy Group of Companies and Rafieya’s International Vision & Hope (RIVAH), joined hands with POTS to deliver a reminder to Guyanese that suicide is still a problem being faced.
RIVAH, a domestic violence-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), has over the years lent support to organisations such as POTS. On Sunday, the NGO donated $200,000 to POTS.
Speaking on behalf of RIVAH, Vice President Zalena Khan said the donation is the first manifestation of what RIVAH intends to do on an annual basis.
“Even though (RIVAH is) in its launch, we have since been focusing on domestic violence. We have since decided to focus on suicide as well. When we saw that POTS was doing this walk, we decided that we would like to be a part of it as well.
In our first effort to support this organisation, our focus is to support (this) organisation and to provide that financial support to provide what is needed, whether it’s for schools, brochures, or for awareness round the country,” the RIVAH Vice President said. #RIVAH #GUYANA #POTS #MASSEY
WALK TO FIGHT SUICIDE - RIVAH TEAM USA 2017
I am excited and happy to be collaborating with the American Foundation for Suicide Foundation in the 2017 walk. Join us and the more than 1,500 people from throughout Fairfax County who are expected to participate in the annual Fairfax NOVA Out of the Darkness Community Walk to benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention on September 16, 2017 at 1:00 PM at the Fairfax County Government Center.
Out of the darkness walk - Fairfax Virginia 2017
SUICIDE AWARENESS #YANA
WALK FOR HOPE
As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives. Henry David Thoreau
“Walk on with hope in your heart,
and you'll never walk alone” - Shah Rukh Khan
