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The Airbridge Charitable Foundation was established by Officers from Her Majesty’s Customs & Excise and the Metropolitan Police, following their work in Jamaica.
They were all affected by the poverty they saw, particularly where it affected the children in the inner city areas.
The charity was established during the summer of 2003 with a view to raising funds in the UK to help disadvantaged children in Jamaica with their education, by paying school fees and helping with books and uniforms.
Schooling in Jamaica is funded by the Government until the age of 11, after which you have to pay fees to attend school, equivalent to £35 a year. On top of that there are maintenance fees for uniforms, books and often transport costs to and from school. x
Many children we are helping have lost parents through aids, drugs, violence and prison and consequently all have little, if any, realistic chance of finding the fees required for schooling without help.
This effectively ends their education at the age of 11 with little hope of future employment or chance to escape the frustrations and dangers of inner city life. |
