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Digicel Foundation to pay out $28 million to community groups

Article By: Old Harbour News
  • Nov 07, 2022 11:17 AM | Top News, News

Digicel Foundation is to hand over $28 million in grant funding to community-based organizations for community-related projects in each parish through its Build Jamaica grant programme.

Eight of the 14 community-based organisations will receive cheques for $2 million each on Tuesday, November 8, at a presentation at Digicel Headquarters in Downtown, Kingston.

The Digicel Foundation launched its call for applications in July of 2022, with over 245 submissions from across the island. The grant funding will go towards sustainable community projects that must benefit people and their communities in meaningful ways.

Digicel Foundation Chairperson, Jean Lowrie-Chin along with the foundation’s CEO, Charmaine Daniels and Community Development Manager, Miguel ‘Steppa’ Williams will handing over cheques to community groups from St. Catherine, St. Ann, St. James, Kingston, St. Thomas, St. Andrew, St. Mary and Westmoreland.