In 2011, Javan Blake, who lives in Montego Bay, St. James, and describes himself as an ‘unattached youth’ with little family support, discovered that he was heading towards a life of crime.
Desperate to prevent this from happening, Mr. Blake seized the opportunity to become part of the A Ganar Alliance, a programme led by the international support agency, Partners of the Americas, which aims to tangibly address unemployment of at-risk youth in Latin America and the Caribbean, through training.
The non-governmental and community development organisations, through which the programme engaged participants and delivered the training, also received financing support from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).
President of the Youth-for-Development Network (YFDN), Andre Wilson (left), makes a presentation to Social Development Manager, Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Mona Sue-Ho, during the A Ganar Alliance programme’s recent graduation ceremony at the Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston.
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