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The Importance of Building a Home Library for Children

The Importance of Building a Home Library for Children

Building a home library for children is an essential investment in their future. It provides access to a wide range of books and other reading materials and fosters a love of reading. Here are some reasons on why building a home library for children is so important....

How Reading Can Transform Lives and Communities

How Reading Can Transform Lives and Communities

Reading is a transformative activity that has the power to change lives and communities. The act of reading can inspire, educate, and empower individuals, leading to positive personal growth and social change. We will look at how reading can transform lives and...

Early Childhood Education in Jamaica

Early Childhood Education in Jamaica

Pre-school children in Jamaica are spread among 2,676 Early Childhood Institutions. There is a low share of public provision of Early Childhood Education through government-run schools, and only 20% attend public Infant Schools. Community-operated Basic Schools and...

Child Poverty and Early Childhood Education in Jamaica

Child Poverty and Early Childhood Education in Jamaica

There are 107,115 children between the ages 3 – 5 year in Jamaica. According to UNICEF, at least 25% of these children are growing up in immense poverty, experiencing hardships that no child should have to endure. Many live in overcrowded housing, routinely suffer...

The Impact of Covid on Education in Jamaica

The Impact of Covid on Education in Jamaica

Jamaica is the largest island in the English-speaking Caribbean with a population of 2.93 million people. During the COVID pandemic, the island’s economy lost 150,000 jobs, pushing 400,000 Jamaicans further into poverty. In the tourism sector alone, more than 50,000...