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2017 Grantee Recipients

July 18, 2017 in AFJ Happenings, NEWS & EVENTS
2017 Grantee Recipients

On April 3, 2017 the AFJ presented annual grant awards at the US Embassy in Kingston, Jamaica. Discretionary grants and donor-direct grant awards of over U$311,677 (JA$40 million) were presented.  During the course of the year, over U$159K (JA$20 million) in donor-direct grants were disbursed by the AFJ.

AFJ Board of Directors and Executive Director

AFJ Board of Directors and Executive Director

 

Discretionary Grants

Organization Amount Purpose Parish
Child Resiliency Program (Montego Bay) $20,000 Year long after school intervention for 60 children identified as “at risk for violence” from 5 inner-city primary schools, plus 30 parents. St. James
Denham Town Community Development Committee $6,680 Deliver literacy and numeracy teaching on individual basis to increase number of students entering the Grade Six Achievement Test; Youths engage through sporting activities that stimulates learning. Kingston & St. Andrew
Dudley Grant Memorial Trust $10,800 Learning Through Play, an international parenting program designed to give parents basic information of child development and roles to ensure maximum development opportunities for their children. Kingston, Portland
Fight for Peace $10,000 FightingWords introduces a literature club in six inner-city communities with low levels of literacy and high levels of violence. Kingston & St. Andrew
Give Me Dignity $15,000 Training and counselling for 140 girls, victims of sexual violence to rebuild self esteem. Island-wide
Good Shepherd $15,000 Funds equipment providing eye care, dental care and other out-patient clinical care. Clinic saw 24,000 low income residents of Montego Bay in 2016. St. James
Heart Ease United Youth Club $8,670 Supplies assistance and homework club for around 500 challenged students; after-school facility for around 100 students. St. Thomas
Downtown Kingston Music Theatre $10,000  A performing and visual arts programme running after school at Alpha Institute. Involves 90 inner city youths ages 14-19. Kingston & St. Andrew
JASY $1,250 JASY Summer camp program for inner city youths – a week long sports training camp for 150 youths; utilizes sports training to improve self-esteem, physical fitness, teamwork, values and cross-cultural learning.  Kingston & St. Andrew
Lloyd’s Development Committee $11,850 Expands chicken rearing operations to fund the elderly with groceries and students with lunch money/ school items. St. Thomas
Multicare Foundation $8,750 Training in dance, speech and drama in inner-city Kingston for kids ages 6-18 and teachers in 32 schools. Kingston & St. Andrew
Scientific Research Council $10,780 Establish Waste Treatment System for Sustainable Science and Technology Application at Carron Hall High School, (310 students) incorporated into curriculum for farming community.  St. Mary
Saint Andrew Settlement $26,880 Expansion of Dental Facility/ purchase and installation of much-needed dental equipment at dental clinic serving inner city community. Kingston & St. Andrew
Trees That Feed Foundation $20,000 TTFF will provide 2,000 breadfruit trees, 10 sets of fruit processing equipment and training to approximately 500 women. St. Mary

 

Donor-Directed Grants

Organization Amount Purpose Parish
Alpha Institute $8,000 New Deejay training program funded by Irie Foundation to teach students mixing and selcting techniques and prepare them for a career in the DJ trade. Kingston & St. Andrew
Bred’s $22,863 Funding teachers salaries and programs at community schools. St. Elizabeth
Bull Savannah Primary $10,200 Fund scholarships for graduates to attend secondary and tertiary institutions St. Elizabeth
Cobb Family Lecture Series $1,000 Lecture series at the University of the West Indies. Kingston & St. Andrew
Cornwall Regional Hospital $10,000 Equipment for the pediatric ward. Western Jamaica
First Step Basic School $1,000 Grant for supplies at rural basic school St. Elizabeth
Gore Foundation $18,719 Funds for basic school programs, including the model Play & Stay Tennis tennis program, which uses play as a point of introduction to raising school wide standards. Island-wide
Hanover Charities $10,000 Scholarships, soup kitchen, clinics throughout Hanover region Hanover
Jamaica Environmental Trust $5,000 Funds staff and other administrative costs not covered by project costs in environmental protection, advocacy and education. Island-wide
Mustard Seed Blessed Assurance $1,666 Fund school meal program Island Wide
Oracabessa Foundation $260 Environmental and youth programs St. Mary
Pocket Rocket $4,332 Scholarships for student athletes Island Wide
Positive Jamaica Foundation $14,650 Youth programs. Island Wide
R.E.A.P. $10,727 An incentive driven awareness program centered on environmental activity. Engages over of 250,000 students across Jamaica. past achievements include: 600,000 PET bottles collected, over 100,000 students in 260 schools were engaged, 15,000 trees planted and 150 gardens planted. Island-wide
Rockhouse Foundation $250 donation to school building project in Westmoreland. Westmoreland
Rose Town Foundation $22,262 Project funds teachers to assist youngsters with literacy and numeracy skills to improve their reading comprehension and mathematics with educational materials. Kingston & St. Andrew
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church $5,000 Church programs for the needy St. James
Sandals (Project Sprout) $20,000 Grant will provide upgrades to school infrastructure as well as teaching and learning aids, provide an early childhood specialist and social worker; and facilitate parental involvement in a child’s education. St. Ann
SOS Children’s Village House #13 $6,532 Repairs to house # 13 were selected by a private AFJ donor. The home accommodates seven adolescents; ages 14-17 plus one Caregiver. St. James
St. Ann’s Bay Hospital $103,425 Refurbishment of the male surgical ward which facilitates up to 40 patients. St. Ann
St. James Scholarship Fund $2,450 Individual grants are distributed to students in their respective communities with hope of becoming agents of change in these communities. St. James
Tech Beach $14,000 USAID support for a tech conference  – economic development program Montego Bay
UWI Bursary $5,000
UWI Bursary – Holden $1,100
UWI Bursary – Cobb $1,100
UWI Bursary – Cooper $1,100
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