Onderneeming is a village in the

Pomeroon-Supenaam Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region 2) is a region of Guyana. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the east, the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the south and the region of Barima-Waini to the west. Po ...

region of

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. The village is located on the

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coast. Its population was 1,095 in 2012.

History

Onderneeming started as a plantation. After the abolitionism of slavery in 1833, Indian indentured workers were brought to Guyana. The old Dutch fortress at Onderneeming housed the Indian Immigration Office. Until the start of the 21st century, Onderneeming was a little village with a population of 150 people. In 2009, the Little Red Village program was started in Onderneeming by the non-governmental organization Food for the Poor. Houses were built for people living in

squatted Squatting is the action of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied area of land or a building (usually residential) that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have lawful permission to use. The United Nations estimated in 2003 that there wer ...

shanty towns A shanty town, squatter area, squatter settlement, or squatter camp is a settlement of improvised buildings known as shanties or shacks, typically made of materials such as mud and wood, or from cheap building materials such as corrugated iron sh ...

, and every house was allocated a little piece of land. As part of the program, a school was built. In 2013, the New Opportunity Corps started in Onderneeming. The program aims to give girls and boys who had been in trouble with the law a new chance. In 2014, the Rooster Resort and Fun Park opened in the village. In January 2021, a health care centre opened. In February 2021, it was announced that 800 new houses will be constructed in

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and Onderneeming.

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Populated places in Pomeroon-Supenaam Squatting in Guyana {{Guyana-geo-stub

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