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Field notes from Jamaica, the people behind the work, and what happens next for the children after our team flies home.
From the founder
From the founder · Why it matters
No “Idle Hands”: Why Jamaica’s Children Need Something to Do
Our grandmothers warned us that the devil finds work for idle hands. For too many of Jamaica’s children, that warning is not just a proverb. It is a daily risk, and one we can do something about.
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From the founder · Why it matters
Living the Pledge: Standing With Jamaica's Children in a Fast-Paced World
Our children are growing up faster, louder and under more pressure than any generation before them. The words we said every morning in school still show us the way forward.
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From the founder · Advocacy
Collateral Damage: When Policy Forgets the Children
Children don't vote, lobby or write budgets. But they live with every decision the rest of us make. It's time we made those decisions with them in mind.
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More stories
Coming soonField notes
Field notes from Jamaica: one month on the ground
A day-by-day look at our month of service, written by the team.
Volunteers
Meet the volunteers
Teachers, nurses, builders and first-timers: introducing the people who give a month of their year to serve.
What Happens Next
What a school year really takes
Food, clothing, school supplies and feminine necessities: the everyday needs behind every child who shows up ready to learn.
Coming soonDiaspora
Giving back home, from wherever you are
From London to Toronto to New York: how Jamaicans abroad can stay connected to the children back home.
What Happens Next
Healthy smiles, healthy minds
Why dental care, medical care and therapy belong in a children's programme, and how monthly gifts make them possible.
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