Creating a New Community Center

In Paramaribo, Suriname, Stiwewa, a neighborhood association, supports the citizens and the environment through education, informative activities, and recreation. It focuses on physical education and recreational sports. Ramesh Dwarkasing, the managing director at Pittsburgh Plate Glass (PPG) Varossieau, headed the initiative to get his company to donate funds and painting facilities to Stiwewa for the construction of a new neighborhood center in the area. Having been a volunteer with Stiwewa for a long time, he headed the project to completion allowing for a vibrant community center to be established and used for increasing awareness, education, and wellness activities among the locals.