Caribbean Assurance Brokers recently donated J$100,000 to the Jamaica Social Stock Exchange (JSSE) telethon, which was held in December.

The second staging of the telethon, running from December 15-17, sought to raise J$40 million for three projects, which are currently short of their funding targets on the JSSE platform.

The three projects are:

1. Stop the Violence project: A character-building empowerment programme in schools which includes financial literacy training.

2. Choose Life’s ‘Mental Health & Wellness Project’ for communities and is adapted for schools as the Shalom Movement – Happiness Clubs where it’s a life coping skill, youth empowerment tool.

3. JaMIN Music Entrepreneurship Project, which provides at risk youths and young adults an alternative pathway to earning a livelihood by leveraging the rich musical legacy and the brand of Trench Town, the birthplace of reggae.

Marlene Street Forrest, general manager of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), received a cheque, representing CAB’s donation to the telethon.

The presentation was made recently at the JSE’s Harbour Street office in downtown Kingston.

The JSSE is a subsidiary of the JSE aimed at raising funding for projects, based on its mandate of mobilising funding for projects delivering socio-economic, environmental and cultural benefits for all stakeholders within their framework of accountability, impact measurement and reporting.

The funds raised from the telethon will allow the projects to continue their mission for positive social impact. These projects are intended to have a positive impact on urban renewal and youth development through music, character building, conflict resolution and basic financial literacy training in schools.