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The Hon. AUDLEY SHAW, CD, MP

Minister of Finance and the Public Service

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) has evolved over JSIF has touched many sectors of the Jamaican landscape
the years, from its previous mandate of supporting community- through its provision of funding for projects such as agricultural
based initiatives to assisting and promoting economic growth. feeder roads; public markets; community multi-purpose
facilities and health centres; basic, primary, infant and all-age
As JSIF celebrates its 20th anniversary, I want to commend schools and vocational skills training centres, among others.
its management and staff for demonstrating responsive The agency’s contribution toward developing the youth work
management and foresight in meeting the needs of Jamaicans force; job creation and increased earnings at the micro, small
and helping to inspire social and economic growth in our nation. and medium enterprise levels, has been invaluable. I commend
the management and staff of JSIF for their sterling contribution
Through its many projects, JSIF has allowed the beneficiaries to the Jamaican people and wish for the agency continued
of the Fund’s resources to achieve goals that may previously success and growth.
have been thought unattainable and thereby propelled our
nation toward economic and social growth. Since its inception
in 1996, approximately 1.4 million Jamaicans have benefitted
from the completion and delivery of over 1,687 sub-projects
undertaken by JSIF. In the 2015/16 financial year alone, sub-
projects completed by JSIF directly benefitted an estimated
32,000 Jamaicans.

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