JMMB Foundation donates computers to homework centre for at-risk children
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Kim Mair (standing), CEO of JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation pays keen attention as Kevoni Morgan (seated) of Balcombe Drive Primary and Infant School uses the internet to support him in completing his assignment at the newly refurbished Fi-Wi Homework Centre in Waterhouse. The Foundation partnered with Tank-Weld to provide a safe and convenient space for children and community members to have internet and computer access, by donating 15 computers to re-equip the homework centre. (Photo: Contributed)
JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation recently partnered with Tank-Weld Group to support at-risk children in Waterhouse, by donating 15 computers to re-equip the Fi-Wi Homework Centre that serves the often volatile St Andrew community.
The centre, which is operated with the support of Tank-Weld Metals, is designed to provide a safe-haven for the children while catering to their academic needs through access to homework assistance, computer and internet access, in addition to serving as a hub for social services for community members.
(From left) Members of the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation in the form of Ronique Satchell and Kim Mair alongside Rachel Zacca of Tank-Weld Metals assists students in completing their assignments at the FiWi Homework Centre in Waterhouse. The centre, which is operated with the support of Tank-Weld Group, was recently reopened with the generous donation of 15 computers by the Foundation to support students and community members in having ready access to online resources. (Photo: Contributed)
The donation was made to the FiWi Homework Centre in keeping with the foundation’s commitment to empowering youth through education and in a bid to bridge the digital divide.
Additionally, the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation hopes that this donation will foster continued integration of technology in education by catering to the varying learning styles of students and encouraging critical thinking skills and independent learning.
The foundation has also supported similar initiatives such as the ‘One Laptop or Tablet Per Child’ with a donation of 400 tablets.
onique Satchell (standing right), administrative assistant at JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation leans in for a closer look as Stephanie Gibbs-Saddler, manager at the FiWi Homework Centre guides Akeilia Rhoden (seated) in completing her assignment. The occasion was a tour of the recently reopened centre that provides academic assistance and basic computer skills training to children in the Waterhouse community. The JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation donated 15 computers to the centre to facilitate its reopening and to help to bridge the digital divide among students and community members. (Photo: Contributed)
This initiative was spearheaded by the Ministry of Education and Youth through its agency, the National Education Trust (NET) and Junior Achievement Jamaica during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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