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St. Johns Road boy (man) stands tall, points Jamaica to three-sector focus

Impacting Jamaica

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Episode  ·  26:57  ·  Nov 7, 2021

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From an inner-city St Catherine community to a graduate of one of the top universities in the United States and the world, Tarick Walton has turned his sights on giving back to Jamaica.He, and others, are working with educators to transform the St Johns Road Primary School through the Walton and Friends, a non-profit organization that he co-founded while in college.Tarick, a graduate of Campion College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has also written a book with 10 mentorship lessons to guide persons, at any stage of life, to achieve their dreams. For him, a civil engineer, living is anchored by perseverance that focuses on the vision; reciprocity that encourages love; and humility that emphasises others over self.He tells Impacting Jamaica host Luke Douglas that for Jamaica to proper government, business and community must align around entertainment, spirituality and sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26m 57s  ·  Nov 7, 2021

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