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Digicel Foundation Celebrates 20 Years of Creating a World Where No One Gets Left Behind

Digicel Foundation Promotes STEM Education on Read Across Jamaica Day

Digicel Foundation Promotes STEM Education on Read Across Jamaica Day | Jamaica

Anticipation was high for the fourth staging of the Crea+Her Girls in ICT Day Hackathon held last Friday, April 26, 2024, organized by STEAMHouse. 

Immaculate Conception High Wins Crea+Her Girls in ICT Hackathon | Jamaica

In a world where technology is shaping every aspect of our lives, it's crucial to ensure that all voices are heard and represented in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.

Digicel's Women Leaders Encourage Girls to Excel in ICT and STEM Fields

One of the fundamental objectives of the act is to ensure that PWDs can participate fully and inclusively in all aspects of national life. 

EDITORIAL: Journey Toward Disabilities Act Compliance

This initiative, a collaboration between Digicel Foundation and The Open Door Jamaica Foundation, aimed to enhance literacy and educational access for blind and visually impaired students.

The Gift of Braille

In a season dedicated to giving and spreading joy, the Digicel Foundation and the Jamaica Biscuit Company are coming together to create memorable experiences for over 650 children in 10 special needs schools across the island. 

Digicel | Over 650 Special Needs Children Receive Holiday Gifts

Digicel Foundation has awarded a total of over JM$30 million in grants to 13 community groups, as part of its ‘Good Energy Clean Environment’ Grant Campaign. 

Digicel | $30M Granted for Environmental Sustainability Projects

Two Clarendon-based primary schools are the latest schools to benefit from a Smart Room courtesy of the Digicel Foundation under their STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) initiative. 

Smart Room for Clarendon Schools Thanks to Digicel Foundation

Digicel Foundation signed three groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) to transform the educational landscape in Jamaica by supporting three prominent institutions in their quests for excellence and inclusivity.

Digicel Signs MOUs to Boost Educational Institutions

In celebration of Blind Awareness Month this October, Dr. Terri-Karelle Reid has teamed up with the Digicel Foundation to launch a campaign aimed at improving the educational prospects of Blind and visually impaired students in Jamaica.

Terri-Karelle Reid Raises Braille Awareness with Digicel

Jean Lowrie-Chin, Chairperson of the Digicel Foundation says the opening of a new inclusive classroom at the Jamaica China Goodwill Infant School in St. Thomas demonstrates the Foundation’s commitment to inclusivity.

Digicel | New Inclusive Classroom Opens in St. Thomas

Over 30 children at the primary level learned about robots and coding, as well as teamwork and creative problem-solving, at a recently held robotics summer camp. The camp was organized in partnership with the Digicel Foundation, KRW Tronics and Jamaica Theological Seminary.

Children Gain Robotics Skills at Digicel Foundation’s Summer Camp

Digicel Foundation is announcing that the application window for its ‘Good Energy Clean Environment’ grants is now open.

$35M in Grants for Environmental Projects Offered

Digicel Foundation is helping to improve students’ performances in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) areas with the donation of equipment and educational material to boost the Spanish Town High School’s science lab and STEM programme. 

Digicel | Spanish Town High Receives STEM Kits for Education

Responding to the surging need for educational support for children with disabilities, a special education centre has been inaugurated in St. Elizabeth. The state-of-the-art facility was made possible by a generous $43.9 million investment from the Digicel Foundation.

Digicel | $43.9M for Special Education Centers in St. Elizabeth

On Labour Day, the Digicel Foundation's volunteers and its community development partners were out in force to help with a number of projects as part of their ongoing commitment to rehabilitating Downtown Kingston.

Digicel | Labor Day Initiatives Promote Clean Environment

This year’s theme for Child’s Month, ‘Children need our love and protection…Get involved,’ resonates deeply with us at the Foundation. We have always been committed to supporting initiatives that promote the well-being of children in Jamaica, and this year, we are more determined than ever to inspire others to do the same.

EDITORIAL: A Word to the Nation: Get Involved in Your Children's Lives

 Digicel Foundation is reaffirming its dedication to promoting literacy through a generous donation of $600,000. This contribution will specifically assist in establishing Resource and Reading Rooms and supporting literacy programmes at the primary level. 

Digicel | $600K for Literacy & STEM Kits on Read Across Jamaica Day

In celebration of Digicel Jamaica’s 22nd anniversary, its philanthropic arm, the Digicel Foundation, donated Braille Machines to the Salvation Army School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Digicel Foundation Celebrates 22nd Anniversary with Braille Machine Donation

Students and staff at the Harbour View Primary School in East Rural St. Andrew have received a state-of-the-art Smart Room aimed at promoting equal access to digital skills. 

STEM Exposure in Harbour View Primary’s Smart Room

Swapping out of their usual office attire, dozens of Digicel employees, equipped with shovels, paintbrushes and work boots, spent hours on Saturday morning (March 25) cleaning up, beautifying, and sprucing up the Santa Cruz Special Education Centre in St. Elizabeth.

Digicel Foundation Volunteers Join Hands to Spruce Up Santa Cruz Special Needs Centre

A sponsorship agreement has been forged between the Digicel Foundation and the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), for the establishment of two inclusive classrooms in rural Jamaica. The schools are Bethabara Infant in Manchester and China Goodwill Infant in St. Thomas. 

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20th Anniversary

April 01, 2024

Digicel Foundation Celebrates 20 Years Of Creating a World Where No One Gets Left Behind

Digicel Foundation Promotes STEM Education on Read Across Jamaica Day

Immaculate Conception High Wins Crea+Her Girls in ICT Hackathon

Digicel's Female Leaders Encourage Girls to Excel in ICT and STEM Fields

Digicel Foundation Celebrates 20 Years of Creating a World Where No One Gets Left Behind

EDITORIAL: Journey Toward Disabilities Act Compliance

The Gift of Braille

Digicel Foundation and Jamaica Biscuit Company Collaborate to Gift Toys and Treats to Over 650 Children with Special Needs this Christmas

Digicel Foundation Grants a Total of JM$30M in Environmentally Sustainable Projects

Clarendon Primary Schools Get Smart Room Thanks to Digicel Foundation

Digicel Foundation Signs Three Memorandum of Understandings to Empower Education Institutions

Terri-Karelle Reid and Digicel Foundation Join Forces to Spread Braille Awareness

Digicel Foundation Reaffirms Commitment to Inclusive Education with the Opening of Inclusive Classroom in St. Thomas

Children Gain Robotics Skills at Digicel Foundation’s Summer Camp

Digicel Foundation Offers a Total of $35M in Grant Funding for Environmental Projects

Digicel Foundation Strengthens STEM Education at Spanish Town High with Donation of STEM Kits

Digicel Foundation's $43.9 Million Investment Paves the Way for a Cutting-Edge Special Education Center in St. Elizabeth and Manchester

Digicel Foundation Promotes ‘Good Energy, Clean Environment’ Through Several Labour Day Initiatives

EDITORIAL: A Word to the Nation: Get Involved in Your Children's Lives

Digicel Foundation Commits $600,000 to Literacy, Donates Books and STEM Kits on Read Across Jamaica Day

Digicel Foundation Celebrates Digicel’s 22nd Anniversary with Braille Machine Donation to School for the Blind

Harbour View Primary’s Smart Room Aims to Expose Students to STEM Careers, Bridge the Digital Divide

Digicel Foundation Volunteers Join Hands to Spruce Up Santa Cruz Special Needs Centre

Two Inclusive Classrooms to be Established in Rural Jamaica