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Youth-led effort delivers learning resources to a Jamaican school

UNESCO, the European Union and the UN-EU Youth Advisory Group handed equipment to Tulloch Primary School in Saint Catherine on 29 September. The effort was part of Rise Up Jamaica, a UNESCO Caribbean initiative supporting youth-led recovery and resilience after Hurricane Melissa.

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UNESCO, the European Union and the UN-EU Youth Advisory Group handed equipment to Tulloch Primary School in Saint Catherine on 29 September. The effort was part of Rise Up Jamaica, a UNESCO Caribbean initiative supporting youth-led recovery and resilience after Hurricane Melissa.

The school received wall fans, tables and chairs, while tablets came through a separate donation from the Resolution Project. The project addressed infrastructure and learning-resource challenges worsened by the hurricane and aimed to improve the school environment and support safe learning spaces.

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    Youth-led effort delivers learning resources to a Jamaican school

    The school received wall fans, tables and chairs, while tablets came through a separate donation from the Resolution Project. The project addressed infrastructure and learning-resource challenges worsened by the hurricane and aimed to improve the school environment and support safe learning spaces.

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