Education & Development - The JWN Foundation https://jwnfoundation.org Transforming Lives and Communities for a Better Jamaica Sun, 01 Oct 2023 03:02:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://jwnfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-JWN-Foundation-Logo-White-32x32.png Education & Development - The JWN Foundation https://jwnfoundation.org 32 32 Read Across Jamaica Day 2022 https://jwnfoundation.org/story/read-across-jamaica-day-2022/ Sun, 01 Oct 2023 01:07:33 +0000 https://jwnfoundation.org/?post_type=osf_story&p=11606 In observing and maintaining the relevance of Read Across Jamaica Day 2021 during the pandemic, JWNF continued its partnership with the Book Industry Association of Jamaica.

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]]> In observing and maintaining the relevance of Read Across Jamaica Day 2021 during the pandemic, JWNF continued its partnership with the Book Industry Association of Jamaica, where 65 books were donated to the libraries of eleven of our focus schools. The book featured the iconic Louise Bennett-Coverly, a staple in Jamaican households in keeping with the theme of Jamaica 60. The books donated to the libraries will impact approximately 6300 students.

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]]> Teacher’s Day Big Up https://jwnfoundation.org/story/teachers-day-big-up/ Sun, 01 Oct 2023 01:03:09 +0000 https://jwnfoundation.org/?post_type=osf_story&p=11602 In celebration of Teacher’s Day, JWNF recognized the work of 556 teachers at 17 early childhood, primary and high schools supported in Kingston, Clarendon, and St. Elizabeth.

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]]> In celebration of Teacher’s Day, JWNF recognized the work of 556 teachers at 17 early childhood, primary and high schools supported in Kingston, Clarendon, and St. Elizabeth. These packages included supermarket vouchers to a value of J$1,584,000.00.

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]]> Remedial Learning Action Plan- Community-Based Educational Intervention- Fundaciones Limited https://jwnfoundation.org/story/remedial-learning-action-plan-community-based-educational-intervention-fundaciones-limited/ Sat, 30 Sep 2023 03:55:33 +0000 https://jwnfoundation.org/?post_type=osf_story&p=11597 The action plan was conceptualized to address learning loss from school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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]]> The action plan was conceptualized to address learning loss from school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic and assist in education recovery for Grade 2 Students attending Seaview Gardens Primary, Balmagie Primary, St. Patrick’s Primary & Seaward Primary Schools in the Seaview Gardens/Waterhouse Communities in Kingston.

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]]> Annual Scholarship Awards Programme 2022 https://jwnfoundation.org/story/annual-scholarship-awards-programme-2022/ Sat, 30 Sep 2023 03:48:26 +0000 https://jwnfoundation.org/?post_type=osf_story&p=11593 JWN Foundation disbursed J$29,180,000.00 for 443 students.

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]]> JWN Foundation disbursed J$29,180,000.00 for 443 students across the communities we serve, as well as to children/dependents of our Camparistas.

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]]> Mini Agro Processing Plant – Elim, St. Elizabeth https://jwnfoundation.org/story/mini-agro-processing-plant-elim-st-elizabeth/ Sat, 30 Sep 2023 03:33:03 +0000 https://jwnfoundation.org/?post_type=osf_story&p=11586 JWN Foundation unveiled the Elim Agro Processing Plant on March 24, 2022, valued at J$45,000,000.00 at the Sydney Pagon STEM Academy (SPSA)

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]]> JWN Foundation unveiled the Elim Agro Processing Plant on March 24, 2022, valued at J$45,000,000.00 at the Sydney Pagon STEM Academy (SPSA), the only agricultural school in central Jamaica.

The mini agro-processing plant was designed to support the small farmers in the surrounding communities by providing a facility for crops to be dried, milled, packaged, and stored.

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]]> Back 2 School Support https://jwnfoundation.org/story/back-2-school-support/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:56:31 +0000 https://jwnfoundation.org/?post_type=osf_story&p=11639 Continuing our Back-to-School Support in 2020 where we provided devices to schools in Clarendon & St. Elizabeth, in 2021, schools in Kingston were equipped with various tools such as multimedia projectors, tablets, stationery kits and calculators to enhance the online learning experience.

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]]> Continuing our Back-to-School Support in 2020 where we provided devices to schools in Clarendon & St. Elizabeth, in 2021, schools in Kingston were equipped with various tools such as multimedia projectors, tablets, stationery kits and calculators to enhance the online learning experience.

Items were distributed in bulk to school principals over a one (1) day period. This partnership was anchored by the Government of Jamaica through the Ministry of National Security’s Liv Gud Programme and had cross-functional support from Camparistas in the PAD, Marketing & CCM teams. This initiative was valued at J$3,000,000.00 and served to assist 2709 beneficiaries.

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]]> Teacher’s Day Big Up https://jwnfoundation.org/story/teachers-day-big-up-2/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:53:00 +0000 https://jwnfoundation.org/?post_type=osf_story&p=11637 In celebration of Teacher’s Day, we stopped to recognize and acknowledge the work of 520 teachers at sixteen (16) early childhood, primary and high schools supported by JWNF in Kingston, Clarendon, and St. Elizabeth.

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]]> In celebration of Teacher’s Day, we stopped to recognize and acknowledge the work of 520 teachers at sixteen (16) early childhood, primary and high schools supported by JWNF in Kingston, Clarendon, and St. Elizabeth. These packages included supermarket vouchers, laptops and JWN products to a value of J$5,000,000.00.

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]]> JWN Foundation’s Scholarship Awards Programme 2021 https://jwnfoundation.org/story/jwn-foundations-scholarship-awards-programme-2021/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:38:34 +0000 https://jwnfoundation.org/?post_type=osf_story&p=11635 JWN Foundation disbursed JMD25,750,000.00 for 416 students.

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]]> JWN Foundation disbursed JMD25,750,000.00 for 416 students.

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]]> Read Across Jamaica Day 2021 https://jwnfoundation.org/story/read-across-jamaica-day-2021/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 02:33:18 +0000 https://jwnfoundation.org/?post_type=osf_story&p=11633 In observing and maintaining the relevance of Read Across Jamaica Day during the pandemic, JWNF continued its partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI), Jamaica Information Service, (JIS) and BookFusion to rebroadcast the four book readings of Caribbean authored children’s books.

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]]> In observing and maintaining the relevance of Read Across Jamaica Day during the pandemic, JWNF continued its partnership with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information (MoEYI), Jamaica Information Service, (JIS) and BookFusion to rebroadcast the four book readings of Caribbean authored children’s books by media and two JWN Staff members, reaching approximately 20,000 students. Additionally, the recordings were shared with 10 schools with a cumulative population of 6,000 students combined with YouTube views of over 2,822 to date representing an over 100% increase from 1,200 views recorded in 2020.

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]]> Back-To-School Support https://jwnfoundation.org/story/back-to-school-support/ Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:11:48 +0000 https://jwnfoundation.org/?post_type=osf_story&p=9470 In October, following the announcement of the reopening of scholars as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the JWN Foundation partnered with the Ministry of National Security to assist schools in the communities we serve.

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]]> In October, following the announcement of the reopening of scholars as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the JWN Foundation partnered with the Ministry of National Security to assist schools in the communities we serve. This support allowed the schools to meet the sanitation and social distancing protocols safeguard the health and safety of our students.

With the Ministry of Education’s objective to reopen schools on October 5, 2020, JWN Foundation partnered with the Ministry of National Security’s social intervention unit to provide support to the school communities in their efforts to meet the sanitization and social distancing protocols. To this end, JWN Foundation distributed assorted back-toschool support packages to 13 schools in Clarendon & St. Elizabeth, valued at $14,302,592.84 (€82,350.64).

This support included handwash stations, thermometers for temperature checks, face shields and masks, 800L of hand sanitizers and vouchers for cleaning supplies valued at $600,000. Schools were also equipped with various tools such as multimedia projectors, tablets, stationery kits and calculators to enhance the online learning experience.

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