With the generosity of the JNBS Foundation and that of our other sponsors, we are now able to continue our mission.
Introduction
The Rural Family Support Organisation’s (RuFamSO) Roving Caregivers Programme received a J$7 million dollar boost from the JN Foundation over a three-year period. Youngsters between the ages of 0 and 3 in targeted communities who do not have access to the formal education system are the primary beneficiaries of the internationally recognized 16-year-old programme. As a result of its success in Jamaica, RCP has since been replicated in Belize, St. Lucia, Grenada, Dominica and St. Vincent in collaboration with the Caribbean Child Support Initiative (CSSI). And, it was bestowed the prestigious UNICEF Maurice Pete Award for protecting and promoting the health, welfare and general well being of children. To date, the RCP has served more than 1,445 children throughout the parishes of Clarendon, Manchester, St. Thomas and St. Catherine. RuFamSO is a leading non-profit organisation established in the parish of Clarendon in 1996, to advocate, design, develop and deliver family enrichment education and life skills in rural Jamaica. The JNBS Foundation, the Bernard Van Leer Foundation, the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica and the Global Fund for Children currently support the Organisation.
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