Food For The Poor (FFP) has officially handed over its 50th basic school, fulfilling their commitment made in 2012 to mark the 50th anniversary of Jamaica's Independence.
The handover took place last Tuesday at the New Testament Early Childhood Development Centre in St Catherine.
BUILD SCHOOLS
On June 12, 2012, at the Jamaica 50 campaign launch, the charity organisation announced that it would build 50 basic schools in 50 months, at a cost of approximately $150 million, as its gift to the nation. The 50 schools have been completed 18 months ahead of the time promised.
Present at the handover of the 50th basic school was Minister of Education Ronald Thwaites and FFP Chairman Andrew Mahfood. Mahfood said his philanthropic organisation could not have completed its objective without donations received from his local and overseas donors."Today, we can say 'mission accomplished!' However, FFP's journey in developing Jamaica's education system has not ended. We remain committed to our children and to constructing suitable structures for their upliftment. In this regard, under our ongoing projects portfolio, eight schools are currently at various stages of construction," Mahfood said.
PROMISE FULFILLED
Thwaites thanked FFP for fulfilling its promise to Jamaica, and more so, the education sector.
"I want to begin by expressing, on behalf of the Ministry of Education, our sincere gratitude and appreciation to Food For The Poor for its continued support for education. Specifically, we commend the organisation for sticking to its commitment to build and upgrade 50 basic schools in 50 months as a gift to Jamaica and Jamaicans for the island's Golden Jubilee," Minister Thwaites said.
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