ROJ boosts Project STAR with $1-million donation

QUICK service food company Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ) has furthered its partnership with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) with a cash donation of $1 million to its Project STAR programme. This contribution will boost the initiatives of the project and its efforts to achieve social and economic transformation in 10 underserved communities. "As a major social transformational programme, we truly commend Project STAR's approach to economic growth through comprehensive community engagement, assessment, and development."

ROJ boosts Project STAR with $1-million donation

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Project STAR boosts business know-how in May Pen

Micro-entrepreneurs in May Pen are stepping into a new phase of business growth, thanks to a series of targeted interventions led by Project STAR. Following a needs assessment conducted in April, which revealed significant gaps in marketing, record-keeping, and supplier access, the Project STAR Entrepreneurship Team hosted a transformative Business Model Canvas (BMC) workshop in June.

Rose Gardens community cultivates unity through Labour Day vegetable garden project

In Rose Gardens, a community located in Central Kingston, a vibrant inter-generational initiative came to life on Labour Day (May 23), as Project STAR joined hands with members of the community to plant a vegetable garden.

Project STAR shows the way forward

This newspaper feels compelled to enthusiastically applaud a “community hub” initiative, organised monthly by the private sector-led Project STAR which supports some of Jamaica’s most impoverished neighbourhoods. A story in this newspaper this week relates how the latest such session in downtown Kingston involved collaboration between PATH and National Commercial Bank (NCB) in assisting locals to be registered on the spot for welfare benefits and banking services.

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