On a dedicated Saturday mission, a volunteer team from the Allied Protection Foundation set out for western Jamaica to kick off critical restoration work at DRB Grant Demonstration Basic School, located in Montego Bay’s Catherine Hall neighborhood. This hands-on community improvement project forms a core part of the foundation’s official programming for Jamaica’s 2026 Labour Day, a national observance centered on voluntary public service.
In an official media statement released two days ahead of the mission, the foundation detailed the urgent need for the work: more than six months after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa swept through the island on October 28 of the previous year, the rural basic school continues to grapple with lingering storm damage that has disrupted learning for its young students.
The initiative is not a solo effort, the foundation noted. It has partnered with three local Jamaican organizations—JN Foundation, Rainbow Appliances, and Maa Sai Enterprise Limited—to pool resources and labor for the project. When completed, the team will have refreshed the school’s campus with new coats of paint and vibrant, student-centered murals designed to brighten the learning environment. Beyond structural improvements, the collaborative group also donated two critical assets to the school: a 1,000-gallon water storage tank to address ongoing water access challenges left by the hurricane, and a 32-inch smart television to support digital learning for the student body.
This project marks a key milestone for the newly launched Allied Protection Foundation, which recently consolidated all of the parent organization’s major charitable programming under one centralized umbrella to streamline impact. Beyond the Montego Bay hurricane recovery work, the foundation manages two other long-standing education-focused initiatives: a daily school breakfast program serving students at Clan Carthy Primary School in St Andrew, and the Donald Williams Scholarship, which provides financial support to eligible Jamaican students pursuing further education.
In closing, the foundation emphasized that all of its programming, from disaster recovery to ongoing education support, grows out of the parent company’s deep, long-standing commitment to advancing education, driving inclusive community development, and upholding meaningful corporate social responsibility across Jamaica.