News: Usain Bolt foundation donates printers schools| News
The Usain Bolt Foundation donated 125 Epson printers to primary schools to help with the distribution of worksheets and prints from textbooks.
The Foundation is part of a two-year partnership agreement with Epson. It is expected that 225 printers will be delivered to schools throughout the island during that period.
On Tuesday, November 8, New Providence Primary in Kingston was handed over a printer and five rolls of paper.
Hon. Fayval Williams praised Fayval for donating the money because it supports an existing agreement with the Ministry and Copyright Foundation of Jamaica.
“We actually pay $20 million annually to enable us to copy a certain percentage of textbooks and workbooks in schools. Additionally, I know that all our schools have an administrative office, so this is a useful resource for our schools,” she said.
The Ministry’s Regional Offices will oversee the distribution of the printers to schools across the island.
Meanwhile, Jamaica’s Sprint legend and Head of the Foundation, Usain Bolt, said he remains committed to providing a helping hand as much as possible.
“This is so important to me. Throughout the years, I’ve been through the struggles [and] I understand the need for these things to help education,” he said.
Bolt stated that Epson is still in discussions to extend their partnership and supply additional schools with projectors and printers.
“As you know, the Foundation is geared towards early-childhood education, so this is a big help,” he said.
Olga Robinson Clarke (Principal of New Providence Primary) said that the donation was timely in light of the beginning of the new academic school year.
“We are really grateful because we do a lot of printing here for the children who do not have the required texts, so it really is a big benefit to us,” she told reporters.
Mary McNulty (Head of Public Relations and Communications at Epson Europe), stated that the Epson core value of supporting education will continue to be the focus.
“Epson shares Usain’s vision of making education accessible to all, and we hope that with this donation of printers it will help the boys and girls of Jamaica have a wonderful education and fulfil their potential,” she said.
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