Undocumented Jamaicans To Acquire Birth Certificate
According to the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), more than 3,000 Jamaicans will benefit from assistance to access birth certificates under a partnership between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Registrar General’s Department (RGD).
The support falls under the Integrated Community Development Project – 11 (ICDP – 11), which is being implemented by JSIF through funding from the World Bank.
BELL Representative from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Registrar General’s Department (RGD signed a contract for the second phase of the birth certification initiative under the Integrated Community Development Project – 11 (ICDP-11).
According to the report, seven communities have been targeted for assistance under this new phase. The communities are August Town, Greenwich Town and Denham Town in St. Andrew; Treadlight in Clarendon; Salt Spring and Anchovy in St. James; and another community to be named.
JSIF has allocated $12 million for the undertaking, with $6.4 million to be paid directly to the RGD, and the remainder will be used to finance key components of the project, which include a social survey, community fairs and the establishment of contact points in the beneficiary communities.
Jamaican Birth Certificate
The signing ceremony was held at JSIF’s location in Kingston on Wednesday (November 25).
General Manager for Finance at JSIF, Orville Hill, speaking at the signing ceremony said that the document will “opens doors for social and economic mobility and enables persons to access jobs, social support and educational opportunities”.
“The glee in the eyes of persons who have lived for many years undocumented and unable to access basic amenities when they finally hold this document in their hands is reason enough for us to continue this very impactful project,” he noted.
Some 6,000 undocumented Jamaicans were able to acquire their birth certificates under phase one of the programme, which began in 2017.
Representative from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Registrar General’s Department (RGD signed a contract for the second phase of the birth certification initiative under the Integrated Community Development Project – 11 (ICDP-11).