Last Updated on September 15, 2024, 1:32 PM AST by Anthony Morris
Basseterre, St Kitts: Two thousand students from pre-school, primary and secondary schools to benefit from the shipment of school supplies from the United States.
The information about these supplies to the beneficiaries of the St Kitts has been shared by the United States Embassy in Bridgetown, Barbados and the government of St Kitts and Nevis.
According to the information, the shipment carrying the supplies, courtesy of the Denton Program, is valued approximately at 80,000 US Dollars, which is EC $216,000. Significantly, the supplies are a combination of care packs and school supplies.
These supplies will be distributed amongst the students and schools through the ATime4Us Foundation, proving to be advantageous to a number families with school-age children across the nation.
According to the given numbers, the school supplies, which meet Ministry of Education requirements, will benefit 1,550 primary and high school students, 120 special education students, approximately 150 post-high school students, and around 200 preschool children from the most disadvantaged families.
The shipment was delivered by a US military aircraft which landed at the Robert L Bradshaw International Airport last month.
Notably, the items were donated by Source Relief. Chris Findlay from Source Relief and Scott and Connie Jaynes from the ATime4Us Foundation, which conducts humanitarian work on the island, were on hand to receive the shipment.
Jaynes welcomed the support provided by the United States Government, noting the positive impact this assistance will have on the educational development and well-being of the children and their families.
The Denton Program, which is jointly administered by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Defence, allows donors to use space available on U.S. military cargo planes to transport humanitarian goods and equipment to countries that are in need.
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