CHARITABLE DONATIONS

Total Investment: US$51,679.94

Total Number Impacted: >2,000

UNSDGs Contribution: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17

Reading Without Barriers

Read Across Jamaica Day is recognized annually to promote the significance of reading and literacy locally. It’s also an essential platform for encouraging children to read aloud to others and have others read to them.

This year under the theme, “Reading Without Barriers”, the group decided to focus on students who are able and disabled to participate in a reading exercise that demonstrated their reading abilities, despite their challenges. The participants read a story entitled “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, told from Wolf’s Perspective”.

A student from the school for the blind and deaf community and a student bonded to a wheelchair with various disabilities represented the disabled community. In addition, two abled students from various age groups also read the same story. The video presentation features a popular local sign language broadcaster, Toni Aiken.

Christmas Distribution

The JEP Group promotes a culture of inclusivity and equal opportunities for persons and transcends this practice to those with whom we interact.

For the neighbouring community of Old Harbour Bay, Christmas arrived early for some 670 residents, who received complimentary food packages consisting of starchy, legumes/grains, canned items, and children’s toys courtesy of the JEP Group. Our yearly distribution ensures that the areas in which we operate can thrive, be resilient and sustainable.

Maxfield Park Children’s Home Grateful for Stationery, Students Ready for Exams

Maxfield Park Children’s Home was the beneficiary of stationery items to aid primary and secondary level education students in their upcoming examinations. JEP continues to be a beacon of hope to the disenfranchised through impactful and sustainable contributions that change lives. We are deeply honoured to have been given the opportunity to give back.

In honour of World Senior Citizens Day, the JEP Group celebrated the elderly in our neighbouring communities of Old Harbour Bay, the Denham Town Golden Age Home and Port Royal.

The seniors were treated to a day of excitement, where they told stories of their heyday, sang their favourite melodies - and for those who were able to - danced with members of the CSR Team. The Old Harbour Bay residents also participated in a fashion show, and their day concluded with the highly anticipated Bingo Bash.

At the end of the day’s festivities, all the seniors received tokens, a warm meal and a drink. World Senior Citizens Day is recognized globally on August 21 to honour the elderly and acknowledge their accomplishments. We were glad to use this opportunity to remind those in our communities that they are loved and appreciated.