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By Ronald Roberts


In a world seemingly dominated by businesses whose prime goal is to generate large amounts of income, a set of little known groups are making a difference. These groups exist to serve the needs of others rather than to amass wealth. They do not focus on generating income, making sales or performing well on stock markets around the world. They focus on helping people. Jamaican non profit organizations are part of this category of entities.

Quite a few of Jamaica's charitable entities have their origins in other countries. This association brings a lot of clout and reliability to the names of the local entities. This type of association also makes the provision of aid easier since parent companies often have strong relationships with the local government. This makes the movement of goods and services easier as governments of developing states like Jamaica are usually willing to enter into agreements with them.

The connection with international partners is established when international entities such as Food For The Poor express an interest in establishing one or more branches in Jamaica. They work with the island's government to ensure that the vision of Jamaican branches becomes a reality. Team members who operate within these local bodies are identified as a cooperative effort between the international entity and the Jamaican government.

Jamaica is home to the headquarters of some locally founded charity and non profit groups. These entities were founded on the island, usually by Jamaicans themselves. Over time, these organizations attract the support of local and international donors. The strength of local charities typically grows over time, though at a slower pace than that of the internationally based ones.

Some of these entities are established as the charity arms of established businesses. This is corporate Jamaica's way of creating good reputations as corporate citizens. Businesses that establish charity arms are usually those in the banking, telecommunications and tourism sectors

Despite the manner in which they were established, these charitable bodies focus on improving the lives of people in Jamaica and the world. They contribute in areas such as health, education, sports and housing. This means they build houses to shelter the homeless, provide warm meals and groceries to the needy and donate medical and school equipment to state agencies.

Both locally and internationally based charity entities raise funds to support their causes. These fundraiser tend to come in the form of 5 and 10k races, charity dinners and concerts as well as donation drives. During these events, regular Jamaicans, the political directorate, the business community and the international community are called on to offer what they can in aid of the outreach efforts of the charities.

The lives of many people in Jamaica and the world have been made easier as a result of the work carried out by these charities. Hungry people have been fed, homeless people have received shelter and health care has improved because of the work of charities. There is no denying that the government's efforts to meet the needs of its citizens has and will continue to fall short for a while. It is these entities that help to close the gap between the well off and the poor.




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