Three families received keys to their housing units under the Full Concrete Housing Scheme (FCHS) during a handing-over ceremony, on Tuesday 01 October 2019, in Pointe aux Sables. The Minister of Social Integration and Economic Empowerment, Mr Alain Wong, was present on that occasion.
In his address, the Minister reiterated Government's commitment to eradicate poverty in line with its Vision 2030 and Government Programme 2015-2019. The empowerment of vulnerable families remains at the centre of development, he stated. The FCHS, he recalled, has been set up with the aim of ensuring the social integration of vulnerable groups into mainstream society to enable their socioeconomic empowerment.
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