2015 Grantee Recipients
The AFJ is pleased to be a part of the legacy of all the grantees we support.
Grant Awards are presented annually in Jamaica during the Official Grant Ceremony in April. In 2015, The AFJ presented thirty-three (33) grants to groups and organizations dedicated to Jamaica’s development. (make sure there is a single dash between thirty-three).
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| Organization | Purpose of Grant |
|---|---|
| Alpha Institute | To develop an integrated course in music performance, recording and production; renovate and equip a music studio. |
| Breds Treasure Beach Foundation | Breds Youth Leadership program for inner city youth. |
| Caribbean American Center of New York (CACNY) | Education and classroom materials for 5 Basic and Primary schools in rural St. Elizabeth. |
| Chichibud | Donor Direct Grant |
| Cornwall Regional Hospital “We Care for Cornwall” | Donor Direct Grant |
| CUMI | Donor Direct Grant |
| Do Good Jamaica | Educational materials and teacher training for social schools and numeracy education in basic schools across Jamaica. |
| Dudley Grant Memorial Trust | Purchase of Quality Multi-media Early Childhood Educational Material for Basic Schools. |
| Friends of Hopewell School | Donor Direct Grant |
| Hampton Old Girls | Donor Direct Grant |
| Hanover Charities | Donor Direct Grant |
| House of Love | Donor Direct Grant |
| I Believe Initiative | Donor Direct Grant |
| Jamaica Epilepsy Foundation | Donor Direct Grant |
| JASY – Jamaican Advantage thru Sports for Youth | 2015 JASY Summer Camp for inner city kids. |
| Maxfield Park Children’s Home | Donor Direct Grant |
| PALS | Donor Direct Grant |
| Project Sprout – Sandals Foundation | Program which provides teaching and social service support to lift school readiness to 100% in underperforming basic schools. |
| Promise Learning Centre | Playground Fencing and Equipment for Physical Education for children with Autism and other learning disabilities. |
| Race Course Primary School Alumni Inc. | Repairs and Reconstruction at this inner city primary school. |
| Rose Town Foundation for the Build Environment | Read to Succeed – After school tutoring program for children in this inner city community, providing a safe space and with a track record for improving exam results. |
| Sickle Cell Trust (Jamaica) | To implement Universal Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in Jamaica. |
| SOS Children’s Village of Jamaica Foundation | Nutrition and Food Security/Self- sustainability Initiative – introduction of a farming program at this all age orphanage. |
| St. Mary’s Preparatory Kindergarten School | Addition of New Block to Facilitate a Pre-school. |
| TEACH Caribbean | 2015 TEACH Caribbean Summer Program – provides Rhodes Scholar led summer tutoring program in Manchester with track record for excellence. |
| Tennis Jamaica/Christine & Phillip Gore Family Foundation | Donor Direct Grant |
| The Animal House | Donor Direct Grant |
| Waterhouse Community Development Benevolent Society (WCDBS) | Arts-based Education & Leadership Training for at-risk Youth. |
| Youth Upliftment Through Employment (YUTE) | Program to train unemployed inner city young adults as basic school teachers and then place them as teachers in underserved communities. |
| UWI Bursary Cobb Family Foundation | AFJ Scholarship Fund. |
| UWI Bursary Ambassador J. Gary Cooper | AFJ Scholarship Fund. |
| UWI Bursary Ambassador Glen Holden & Mrs. Gloria Holden | AFJ Scholarship Fund. |
| UWI Bursary The Ralph & Ricky Lauren Family Foundation | AFJ Scholarship Fund. |
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