Canada, Universal Service Fund donate computers to Mustard Seed communities

Caribe Insular/Jamaica/Mayo 2016/Autor: Editor/ Fuente: jamaicaobserver.com

Resumen: La Alta Comisión de Canadá en Jamaica, en colaboración con el Fondo de Servicio Universal (USF), recientemente donó computadoras y otros equipos para las Mustard Seed Communities en Spanish Town. La donación, valorada en aproximadamente $ 400,000, incluye impresoras, monitores y Computadores.

The High Commission of Canada in Jamaica, in collaboration with the Universal Service Fund (USF), recently donated computers and other equipment to the Mustard Seed Communities in Spanish Town.

The donation, valued at approximately $400,000, included printers, monitors and desktops.

Clovelle Folkes, administrator of the Mustard Seed Communities in Spanish Town, welcomed the donation. She said that 64 of the 67 children who live at the home attend primary and high schools.

“The computers will assist the children with their school projects,” Folkes declared.

Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica Sylvain Fabi, who participated in the handing over ceremony, said that the high commission was “more than happy to play a small part in helping the Mustard Seed Communities to improve the lives of those whom they serve”.

He also congratulated the USF for the work that that it is doing in bridging the information gap, and especially for its donation to the Mustard Seed Communities to assist with educational research.

Hugh Cross, chief executive officer of the fund, said they were delighted to help the children.

“When we [Universal Service Fund] heard there was a need, there was no hesitation in granting the funding,” he said.

An agency of the Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology, the USF facilitates the accessibility of the information super highway throughout, in strategic locations such as schools, public libraries, post offices and other institutions.

The aim is to create an environment that is interactive and conducive to learning, hence improving the quality of education and life for residents in all fourteen parishes.

The Mustard Seed Communities was established in 1978 as a home for a handful of abandoned and disabled children. Today, they serve close to 411 children, young adults and families who belong to the most vulnerable groups in Jamaican society. There are 13 homes across Jamaica.

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