Summer 2019 is proving to be exceptionally hot, but relief has come to students at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. The Centre has received support from IGT Jamaica in the form of an air conditioning unit.
The Spanish Town location is one of four Women’s Centres across the island benefiting from an After School Advantage (ASA) Centre sponsored by IGT (formerly GTECH). The ASA Programme, which is IGT’s flagship philanthropic initiative, aims to provide easier daily access to information technology for children who would not otherwise be able to step onto the “digital highway.” The ASA Programme provides educational institutions, including non-profit organizations and schools, with computer resource centres tailored to provide access to students during the after-school hours. To date, IGT has established fourteen After School Advantage Centres in Jamaica.
Sheron Williams, Acting Centre Manager of the Spanish Town Centre, expressed heartfelt thanks on behalf of the senior management team of the WCJF and the local staff. “It is with distinct pleasure, unmatched joy, deep respect and overwhelming appreciation that I say thanks to IGT Jamaica for the outstanding contribution of an air conditioning unit for the computer lab,” she said.
“Spanish Town is generally hot, but with the installation of the unit, when school reopens for academic year 2019/20, our students will be elated to experience the effect of this precious gift from IGT,” she continued.
“Our ASA Centres are an investment in the future of young Jamaicans,” said General Manager of IGT in Jamaica, Debbie Green. “This includes not only their education and training, but also their wellbeing. Therefore, we are happy to make this contribution of an air conditioner to our valued partners in Spanish Town. We hope this will make the Centre’s everyday activities more pleasant and comfortable.”
The Acting Centre Manager added, “It has been a great pleasure partnering with IGT for the past five years. Their contribution has significantly assisted with the teaching and learning experience of information technology.”
The Spanish Town Centre, established in 1991, is one of eighteen sites where the work of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation is delivered, islandwide. The WCJF is a government agency mandated to provide adolescent mothers with continuing education during the period of their pregnancy. After childbirth,
the young mothers are reintegrated into the formal school system to continue their education.
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