Progressive Community Meeting in Cassava Piece

// May 30th, 2010 //

In this days of bloodshed, fear and tears in Kingston (especially Tivoli Garden and the surrounding areas) we are very proud and happy to announce that our project in Cassava Piece started off successfully.

Our chairman Hilmar Keding was in Kingston during May to negotiate with construction companies and land surveyors and to supervise the beginning of the renovation process of our compound and building in Cassava Piece.

Community Meeting in Cassava Piece

On Sunday May 9th HELP Jamaica! organised a well attended and very promising community meeting with residents of Cassava Piece. Present were also a member of the ‘Social Development Committee’ (SDC) and officers from the local police station who are in charge for ‘Community Affairs’ in Cassava Piece and surroundings. More than 25 people from the community showed up and listened to what we are planning and expressed their opinions and ideas. We introduced the organisation, the aims and goals of HELP Jamaica! and our specific ideas for the education center in the community. The SDC and the local police gave us full support, assured us how needed our initiative is and assured us of their support.

We couldn’t have expected more and where overwhelmed by the constructive discussion, the positive atmosphere and the readiness of community members to pledge their commitment to help make the education centre become a success.

Pictures from the Community Meeting:

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The community expressed their will to help and support us to get the positive and uplifting project started and came up with the idea to organize clean up on Labour Day on the compound to prepare it for the construction.