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President and founder of the Nathan Ebanks Foundation Christine Staple-Ebanks displays a copy of the second edition of the organisation's publication – Children and Special Needs Guide to Resource in Jamaica – during a recent forum at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management in Kingston (Photo: JIS)

Nathan Ebanks Foundation Forges Partnerships to Boost Services for Persons with Disabilities

Post author:Indi Mclymont-Lafayette
Post published:August 1, 2019
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THE Nathan Ebanks Foundation (NEF) has partnered with several Government agencies to raise the level of inclusive planning required for effective and efficient service delivery to persons with disabilities in…

Earth Today | Clarendon Youth Have Their Say On Climate Change Policy

Post author:Indi Mclymont-Lafayette
Post published:June 5, 2019
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SOME 150 YOUNG people from more than 33 communities in Clarendon got the chance to give their input into Jamaica’s climate change policy at a youth forum in May Pen last month.…

Christine Staple-Ebanks (second right), founder of the Nathan Ebanks Family Expo and Fair, in discussion with Dr Winsome Townsend (second left), project manager for the Adaptation Programme and Financing Mechanism of the Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience, and other partners.

Earth Today | Children With Disabilities To Get Up To Speed On Climate Readiness

Post author:Indi Mclymont-Lafayette
Post published:April 25, 2019
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CHILDREN WITH disabilities will, in a few weeks, have the chance to get in the know about climate change, thanks to the Nathan Ebanks Foundation (NEF) and its partnership with…

Students, householders benefit from JN Water Tech-Fest

Post author:Indi Mclymont-Lafayette
Post published:April 4, 2019
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Students and householders found a greater appreciation for how they can conserve on water with the installation of water-saving devices and practise water-saving measures at home at the Water…

Participants in the recently held Bullhead Ash Wednesday Festival warm up before the walk race to the top of the Bullhead Mountains in Clarendon.

Bullhead, Clarendon Targeted For Resilience Building

Post author:Indi Mclymont-Lafayette
Post published:March 28, 2019
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MORE THAN 30 communities in the Upper Rio Minho Watershed Area of Clarendon, including Bullhead, are slated for interventions that will help them better adapt to the changing climate. The…

PIOJ, PANOS Caribbean pushing community climate change project

Post author:Indi Mclymont-Lafayette
Post published:March 12, 2019
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NOTING what it describes as an “alarming indifference” among Jamaicans to the effects of climate change, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is partnering with PANOS Caribbean's Voices for Climate…

Weathering the Storm with Better Data – Jamaica featured in the Climate Investment Funds 10 Year Anniversary video

Post author:Indi Mclymont-Lafayette
Post published:February 25, 2019
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Two of the five projects being implemented under Jamaica's Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience were selected to be a part of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) ten year video. Here…

Reefs Reap Big Rewards – Jamaica featured in the Climate Investment Funds 10 Year Anniversary video

Post author:Indi Mclymont-Lafayette
Post published:February 25, 2019
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Two of the five projects being implemented under Jamaica's Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience were selected to be a part of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) ten year video. Here…