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Rhonda Lumsden-Lue Loy Malcolm Orville Hill
General Manager, Corporate Services General Manager, Technical Services General Manager, Finance & Procurement
“Nothing gives more pleasure than When you examine JSIF over the years, JSIF has over the years met, and in
to see the execution of the in-house one would be hard-pressed to deny some cases exceeded, its mandate of
deliverables translate into substance that the organization has effectively providing improved basic services for
and direct benefits to all parties”. targetted the most vulnerable in our the underserved and vulnerable. Working
society. This was done with a kind of at the Fund has made me realize how
Our team is committed to specific agility and dynamism that saw us shift much this organization changes lives
performance targets and standards from addressing basic needs, to building with the work that it does by providing
which the Government of Jamaica, resilience. And while not perfect, we communities with potable water, roads
donors, partners, beneficiaries and did it with a strong commitment to that will allow persons easy access to
other stakeholders can continue to use accountability, transparency and most their communities and schools, which
as benchmarks to assess our effective importantly, a commitment to continually meet the standards established by the
delivery of outputs to the underserved. improving our service delivery and the Ministry of Education.
quality of our outputs.
“One measure of advancement is the When undertaking projects, JSIF has
responsiveness of an organization to the In 20 years, in an ideal world, the wish always embraced new approaches
existing and emerging needs of its target would be that no need would exist for a and methodologies that are innovative,
audience. JSIF’s responsiveness and JSIF to invest in basic infrastructure but efficient and provide the best return for
adaptability over the years continues to that a JSIF would be fully focused on the beneficiaries in particular and the
be exemplary. building the nation’s wealth, innovating, country-Jamaica. Our projects touch
solving and addressing the new and the lives of our people and create lasting
exciting challenges of a Jamaica which impact on the communities. Therefore,
has met and far surpassed a new Vision JSIF will continue to be a leader in Social
set for…let’s say 2040. Development for decades to come. In
recognition of its efficient and disciplined
use of funds it is anticipated that JSIF will
continue to attract additional financing in
the years to come.
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