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and outlining your goals for the future in this Commemorative Handbook that
will not only speak to the strength of the partnership between the Ministry and
JSIF, but the impact and benefits that have accrued in facilitating sustainable
community development and community participation especially in under-
served communities.

THE HON. DESMOND MCKENZIE, CD, MP Because we are cognizant of the fact that the success of any individual,
organization or country is not measured by individual efforts but by the
Minister of Local Government and Community Development community efforts that are mobilized to share the vision, and support the goals
in its attainment of those achievements, we want to assure you that, the gains
It is indeed my pleasure to congratulate one of our made across the more than one hundred communities islandwide, have been
most noted community development partners, the noted.
Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), on achieving
twenty (20) years of impactful involvement in Jamaican Therefore, as we continue to frame the discussion on community development,
communities through various social, economic and partnerships, participation and sustainability, let me assure you that your
infrastructural support programmes. continued financial and technical investments are highly appreciated and we
look forward to many more successful collaborations at the local level through
I am also pleased to endorse your efforts at our community development arm – the Social Development Commission.
documenting and highlighting these achievements
Again, we congratulate you on the achievement of this milestone and look
forward to providing you with the requisite support through the usage of our
community database system in advancing the welfare of our citizens. Our
commitment is binding. The dialogue will continue. And our partnership will be
strengthened by our shared vision and goals of building our nation community
by community.

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