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propagation of Irish potato and later I love JSIF because they give ghetto youth a lot of opportunities. They sent 21 of us on
that year this was complemented with training to take up the role of handling certain things in our community. We could not
training in best practices for large scale have done all this without them.
production of Irish potato planting Thanks JSIF
material. The training which was
hosted within the SRC Biotechnology Enclosure to hold solid waste bins for persons to dispose of garbage.
Unit Tissue Culture Laboratory,
not only allowed for exposure in
practical and theoretical propagation
information, but it also allowed for
knowledge exchange amongst all of
the tissue culture lab entities locally.
This paved the way for the signing of
a Memorandum of Understanding
between the organizations which will
ensure continuity of these linkages
and partnerships initiated by the REDI
project. To this end, the SRC lauds the
efforts of the JSIF-REDI Project.

Retirement CDC Benevolent Society, St. James - Community Development Activities
I am expressing heartfelt gratitude to the Jamaica Social Investment Fund team

The Biotechnology Unit of the Scientific Research
Council.

Wilton Gardens, St. Andrew – Solid Antoinette Howell (centre in red shirt)in Brazil with the JSIF Team – May, 2017.
Waste Management
members for the awesome work that they have done and are doing in the community
I want to congratulate Mr Sweeney and of Retirement. Lives have been transformed through the social intervention the
his wonderful team from JSIF, for the community is receiving in the different projects implemented; the eight residents
good work done by them in the Wilton trained and employed as environmental wardens have significantly improved solid
Gardens Community. My community waste management in their respective areas. The skip and metal frame enclosures
didn’t have any rubbish bins for over 30 constructed transformed the look of the community and is encouraging the residents
years and this caused the place to be in to properly dispose of their garbage. The Sandals training and the summer camps had
a deplorable condition. The bins given a major impact on the youth.
to us by JSIF has given the community
a nice facelift, because we can now put Last but by no means least, my one week Jamaica/Brazil Exchange study tour in Sao
our waste in the bins. The community Paulo and Salvador, Brazil in May 2017 has given me new perspectives on community
is very thankful for this. development. The Retirement CDC Benevolent Society and the residents of Retirement
I was invited to be the special guest salute the Jamaica Social Investment Fund for their hard work and dedication in
speaker at the JSIF 20th Anniversary building better communities.
Awards, that was the first opportunity
given to me by anyone, it was a good Thank You
thing for me, I don’t even know how to
thank JSIF for this opportunity.

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