This week we are celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Food For The Poor Canada with the construction of Hampden Infant School in Jamaica. Originally built by slaves, the school is overcrowded and unable to fully address the needs of the infant department.with this build we are constructing a new school building that includes three classrooms, a playground, a water catchment system and a kitchen.
Our volunteers are a diverse group…Canadian lawyers , construction sector, engineer, doctor, coroner, teacher, accountant, children, wealth management, marketer and non-profit specialist and yours truly, retired diplomat. We have all contributed and raised funds to make this build a reality.
Today was hot, man. But we pushed through it with the help of the excellent crew from Food for the Poor Jamaica. Most of our effort was on the walls and constructing windows today. When I was taking a rest break I managed to get some photos…the original school, the work site, and of course the kids…playing cricket at recess and others gathered around chatting to us. I hope you enjoy them.
If these short pieces on our work in Jamaica (and Haiti…we work there too) pique your interest, please get in touch. We would love to have you join us on a build in the future.
Leave a Reply