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The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) embarked on a JSIF in collaboration with the European Union, handed over a
new initiative which focused on community development. $14-million water-supply system to the Bybrook Benevolent
The initiative was dubbed “The National Community Society group in Portland.
Development Project II”.
Members of the Perdrovian Community
Benevolent Society at the handing over ceremony
of the Perdro River Water Supply System in St.
Ann. The system was constructed with funding
from the European Union Poverty Reduction
Programme I.
2008
The Inner-city Basic Services Project Mentoring Programme
was under the collaborative implementation of JSIF and Youth
Opportunities Unlimited (YOU). It was aimed at providing
mentors for 180 children from inner-city communities in
Kingston and St Catherine.
With aid from the World Bank, JSIF also implemented the
rehabilitation of basic schools, roads and health centres after
they were damaged by Hurricane Dean in the previous year.
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