Database of online development policy, practice and research documents, searchable by sector or keywords. Includes index to British Library of Development Studies printed material.
News, images, NGO services and resources for humanitarians worldwide. Country data includes human development and economic indicators, military statistics and communications.
2008 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions.
The Young Professionals Network of Jamaica (YPNJ) is a network that provides opportunities for like-minded individuals to meet each other and to engage with politicians, academics, people who work in NGOs and influential members of the business community.
The Cari-Med Foundation was conceived by Cari-Med Ltd. as a means of enhancing the Company's contribution to the economic and social development of Jamaica. The burden of service provision cannot be borne exclusively by any government; voluntary initiatives and public-private partnerships are an innovative and pragmatic means of contributing to national welfare. The Cari-Med Foundation was established for the Company to channel its philanthropic activities and mobilize resources among its local and overseas partners to address some of the pressing needs relating to health, education and community development in Jamaica.
Meet Chicago Concerned Jamaicans (CCJ)
Chicago Concerned Jamaicans Inc was originally formed to aid the relief efforts on the island of Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. The organization is made up of Jamaicans and other citizens living in Chicago and surrounding areas and has stated as its purpose:
The Award Programme grew out of the efforts of three men, who were responding to a common anxiety about how best to engage young people. After the war there was a growing concern about the development of boys, due to the gap between leaving school at 15 and entering National Service
n October 2007 during our stay in Kingston we met the founder of the Trenchtown Reading Centre (TRC), Roslyn Ellison from Canada. Amazed by the concept we went down in the next days and we were overwhelmed by what we saw: a light inviting room with fans, bookshelves with an amazing collection of new and suitable books for children and adults, related to the life and surrounding of the people. Caribbean, African American, African children books, biographies, nature and animal books, scientific literature, music books – a fascinating collection for various levels of age and knowledge you wouldn’t expect in a library in one of Kingston’s most notorious ghettos!
Manifesto|JA is a non-profit organization dedicated to youth empowerment and nation building through the Arts and Culture. The executive board is made up of young Jamaicans – making it a truly FOR YOUTH, BY YOUTH initiative.
The objective of Project Nine Mile is to provide the staff and students at Stepney All Ages School with the computer hardware and skills that many of us take for granted. By supplying computer hardware, software and comprehensive training, we aim to empower the staff and students with the knowledge necessary to aid in the breaking down barriers of class, economics and geography.
