MAVADO
AIMS TO CONNECT JAMAICA
Wednesday October 17, 2007 - Kingston, Jamaica: -
Popular Dancehall entertainer Mavado launches a new
charity: CONNECT JAMAICA to ensure all local schools are
able to connect to the Internet.
With the advent of the Internet, the world has become
smaller and a lot more accessible for anyone with access
to a computer and an Internet connection. The Internet
has become an integral part of many people's daily
routine around the globe. Access to information, jobs,
friends and family abroad, even making visa
appointments, is now all much easier through the
Internet. The majority of Jamaicans however, do not even
have access to a computer, much less the Internet.
Mavado wants to help change that. |
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"We are thinking long
term and my aim is to try and get a computer and Internet
connection into every school in Jamaica," Mavado announced.
"There are hundreds of schools in Jamaica that are in dire
need of a computer and access to the Internet. My manager and
I had bought some computers recently to give away to some
schools, and the idea just snowballed from there."
To start off, Mavado will donate computers and printers to 4
schools next week: Charlie Smith High School in Arnett
Gardens, Constant Spring High, Shortwood Practising and
Swallowfield All Age next week. The school's principals are
all extremely grateful for the donations, as they were in
desperate need of computers.
CONNECT JAMAICA will be taking advantage of the
telecommunications provider Flow Jamaica's offer of free
Internet connection to all public high schools, with a view to
getting all Basic and All Age schools on board over the next
two years.
CONNECT JAMAICA aims to donate computers every month to
schools around the island, raising funds via various events
and donations.
Mavado's annual Birthday Bash dubbed the Real Mckoy will take
place this year on Saturday December 1 st at the Temple Hall
Estate in St Andrew and will be donating a significant portion
of the proceeds towards purchasing computers for CONNECT
JAMAICA. |
