Program areas at Sandals Foundation
Education- Funding1. Funding for Sadie Curtis School to purchase an automated library system, staffing members to guide students, benefiting 1,043 primary school students. (Nassau)2. Partnership with Ministry of Education and the Tarr family to purchase 347 desk/chair combos and 200 digital tablets (St. Lucia).3. Hospitality training at the Clement Howell High School for hospitality training and certification (Bahamas).
Environmental- Funding1. Funding for fish sanctuaries in Ocho Rios and Whitehouse (Jamaica) to provide conservation and operations statistics, invasive species removal, and public awareness on Fishers Association. for Fisheries Conservation. 2. Caribbean Tree Planting Project geared to mobilize Caribbean philanthropists to collaborate and coordinate efforts to build awareness about climate change by the planting trees and other climate engagements (Antigua, Barbados, Grenada)3. Participation in the International Fishermans Day, Global Recycling Day, and Earth Day, bring awareness (Antigua, Boscobel, and all regions).
General Outreach/Community Funding and Implementation 1. Exuma Humane Society and Exuma school band equipment, supporting the holistic development of young people, benefiting 80 youth.2. Support the Mt. Olivet Boys Home through establishment of a woodcraft workshop, refurbishing existing space, to provide the skills to better prepare them for the world of work.3. Providing funding for the Freedom Skateparks Homework Program (Jan-Dec), covering costs for tutors, supplies, and field trips, benefiting 72 participants, a 3-year initiative.4. Distributed 14,856 toys to children ages 3-10 through a Toy Drive partnership with Hasbro5. For Women Empowerment Programs, have provided support to Jabez House (a program aimed to provide education and training for women trapped in the sex industry (Barbados); Spa & cosmetology scholarships for training (Antigua); and to improve digital capacity and employability of young pregnant women.