Children’s Advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison has lauded St John Ambulance Association of Jamaica for its Volunteers of Hope initiative which seeks to develop a corps of caring and sensitive volunteers committed to helping orphans, vulnerable children (OVC) and their families impacted by HIV AIDs by providing psychosocial and educational support.
This is part of a multimillion dollar project funded by USAID and managed by World Learning, through which three NGO’s received funds to support a four (4) month project to positively impact OVC and their families in various parishes. Some of the project activities were: (i) strengthening families as primary caregivers of children; (ii) strengthening systems to support improved linkages, both at the community and national levels; and (iii) increasing access to OVC essential services, including education and health care.
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