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[BONUS] Jamaicans in Canada: Greasing the wheels of education

Impacting Jamaica

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Episode  ·  30:25  ·  May 22, 2021

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Rhona Dunwell, the President of the Alliance of Jamaican Alumni Associations (AJAA) in Toronto, Canada, is leading a group that is doing outstanding work for education. For 33 years, the Alliance has been the umbrella organization for many Jamaicans living in the Greater Toronto Area who are supporting their alma maters in Jamaica. Since 1988, the Alliance has initiated several projects and programmes to support students of Jamaican heritage in Canada and students represented by its high school member associations in Jamaica. Its Graduates Programme introduced in 1993 recognizes the scholastic achievements of Ontario graduating high school students of Jamaican descent. The Emerging Global Leaders Jamaica identifies and trains young people in Jamaica who have the potential of becoming instigators of change. Rhona Dunwell, president of the AJAA, talks about the organization with Impacting Jamaica’s Neil Armstrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30m 25s  ·  May 22, 2021

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