FFP CELEBRATES 34 YEARS - News Release - February 29, 2016

– OVER US $11.4 BILLION IN FUNDING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kingston, Jamaica – February 29, 2016: Since its inception in 1982, international relief and development organization Food For The Poor Inc as completed 2,286 water projects, built and repaired over 350 schools, and built more than 107,800 housing units. The charity has distributed 75,000 shipping containers of goods. These contributions amount to more than US $11.4 billion in aid. The organization, which started serving in Jamaica, and is now serving the lives of the destitute in 17 countries throughout the Caribbean & Latin America, celebrated 34 years of service on February 12, 2016.

“None of this would be possible without God. We must give thanks for His tremendous blessings on this organization, and for the loving support of our donors who truly want to make a difference in the world. Our goal is to provide food, housing, water and an education to break the cycle of poverty,” said Robin Mahfood, President/CEO of Food For The Poor. “We understand that we cannot fix all of the problems, but we are committed to helping one person and one family at a time. This is what we are commissioned to do, to help one another.”

With offices located in Jamaica, Haiti and Guyana, FFP has helped families to generate income and to become self-sustaining by providing technical training in animal husbandry, agricultural and aquaculture projects. Sixty-nine fully operational fishing villages in Jamaica, Haiti and Honduras, and a tree programme, established in 2007, which has resulted in over 2 million fruit trees being planted, are prime examples of this.

“Food For The Poor remains dedicated to serving the less fortunate across the Caribbean and Latin America. The work is demanding, and the reward of sharing the joy and happiness of our beneficiaries is the fuel driving our 34-year-old Charity. We continue to execute professionally and extremely cost effectively, for all donors, ensuring maximum impact and transforming the lives of the poor,” said Mr. Andrew Mahfood, Chairman of FFP Jamaica.

“Food For The Poor Jamaica extends our deepest gratitude to our many donors, who have helped to increase the number of lives affected and the overall impact of our efforts. We especially want to thank Food for the Poor Inc (Florida) for their continued assistance in securing donors. Our doors are open to any person, group of persons, or entities for partnership in offering assistance to the poor,” said Mr. David Mair, Executive Director of FFP Jamaica.

Food For the Poor is one of the largest international relief and development organizations and provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational material, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 95 percent of all donations going directly to programmes that help the poor.

For more information, please contact:
Petri-Ann Henry, Public Relations Officer, Food For The Poor Jamaica. Cell: 564-2886
Laurelle J. Taylor, PROComm Tel: 665-5025 or 381-2747

Prepared by: PRO Communications Limited