Special Projects Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Romona Geohaghan (left), is shown several pieces of artwork done by students attached to the Teach the Youth Summer Programme Centre in Hermitage, St. Andrew, by the facility’s Manager, Abygale Brown. The pieces were done for the youngsters’ ‘Culture Corner’, during their ‘Culture Day’ activity at the Centre on Tuesday (July 30). The programme, which commenced in 1999, is an annual initiative geared towards extending assistance, through academics and other interventions, to students residing in Papine and adjacent communities in St. Andrew. This year’s programme was facilitated by organisers from the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTechJa) Students’ Union Council in tandem with the JIS, under the theme ‘Empower to Inspire: Nurturing Tomorrow’s Leaders’.
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Students of the Teach The Youth Summer Programme in August Town, St. Andrew, celebrate their ‘Culture Day’ on Tuesday (July 30) with event organisers from the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTechJa) Students’ Union Council, and sponsor representatives from the Jamaica Information Service (JIS). The programme, which commenced in 1999, is an annual initiative geared towards extending assistance, through academics and other interventions, to students residing in Papine and adjacent communities in St. Andrew. This year’s programme was held under the theme ‘Empower to Inspire: Nurturing Tomorrow’s Leaders’.
Special Projects Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Romona Geohaghan (right), presents a package containing JIS publications to the Teach the Youth Summer Programme’s Centre Manager for Sandy Park in St. Andrew, Oshaunae Williams, during their ‘Culture Day’ activity on Tuesday (July 30). The programme, which was first held in 1999, now serves six Corporate Area communities: Highlight View, Tavern, Kintyre, Sandy Park, August Town and Hermitage. Students participating benefited from academic interventions, among other inputs, which were facilitated this year by organisers from the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTechJa) Students’ Union Council in tandem with the JIS, under the theme ‘Empower to Inspire: Nurturing Tomorrow’s Leaders’.
