Dedicated to giving back to St Thomas, Upliftment Jamaica is making a move towards sustainable income generating endeavours through a multimillion-dollar farming project.
"This project is life-changing. More families will be able to send their children to school; the quality of life will be greatly enhanced as they will be more independent," explains Gary Foster, chairman of Upliftment Jamaica. Over 100 families based in White Horses, Botany Bay and Russell in St Thomas will be benefiting from animal husbandry and cash crops under the Upliftment Farm Project.
"The businesses in the area will also benefit from improved commerce, an increase in products and produce," Foster added.
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Currently employing 60 persons from St Thomas, the Upliftment Farm Project is moving towards full operation by the end of September. For Conroy Goldbourne, a 49-year-old mason from White Horses, the prospects are looking good. "Projects like this can take a lot of people off the street. This is a good thing for the community to enhance, mostly, the young people with jobs," he said.
Twenty-two-year-old Sashowna Allen will be furthering her education in food preparation so that she too can receive part of the benefits to come.
Located in Shady Springs, White Horses, the Upliftment Farm Project will soon be boasting a full complement of goats and pigs for rearing, beekeeping and cash crops, courtesy of Food for the Poor Jamaica. The project recently partnered with the Digicel Foundation to construct a chicken coop and slaughter house, as well as for the provision of chickens and feed.
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