Jamaica YES News

They don't need computers.
They don't need books.
Their greatest need is... food.
The children come to school hungry.

Hearing this statement brought five Jamaican's, living in Dallas, together to discuss ideas of what could be done to help schools in Jamaica.   They formed Jamaica YES and adopted this mission:

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Our Mission

Jamaica Youth Education Support is committed to making a difference in the education of children in Jamaica . We will use our resources to better equip Jamaican schools to teach and inspire learning in the students they serve.

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"It is estimated that over 40 percent of primary students complete that level of their education without mastery of the requisite literacy and numeracy skills."

~  Jamaica's Minister of Education -  Sept. 2004