Bob Marley’s sons donate tablets to Trench Town students
By Nelson A. King
Ghetto Youths Foundation,
the charitable organization
founded and directed by
Stephen, Damian and Julian
Marley, sons of the legendary
Jamaican reggae super star Bob
Marley, has donated 80 remote
learning tablets for Trench Town
students enrolled in their new
academic facility, the Cornerstone
Learning Center.
“During these challenging
times, when 92 percent of
Jamaican students are learning
from home and more than 68
percent of students do not have
access to learning tablets, this
donation fills a critical void that
will ensure these students can
remain academically engaged,”
said the foundation in a statement.
“The tablet donation underlines
Ghetto Youths Foundation’s
commitment to provide
sustainable and transformative
academic support to the
young people of Trench Town,”
it added.
On Feb. 5, 2020 — on the eve
of what would have been their
father’s 75th birthday, the Ghetto
Youths Foundation directors
officially opened the Cornerstone
Learning Center “after a
two-year process to plan, build
and fund the project.”
Located in Rema, Trench
Town, just a few blocks from
where Bob Marley grew up, in
Kingston, the Jamaican capital,
the foundation said “the center
came about through a direct
request from the community —
a need for academic support and
resources for the youths from
Trench Town.
“Ghetto Youths Foundation
came onboard to fill this void
by creating an actual building
— a fully-equipped community
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center where Trench Town
youth, ages eight to 18, are welcome
for complimentary tutoring
in all subjects, mentoring,
and even computer programming,”
it said. “The community
center represents more than just
access to academic support. Cornerstone
Learning Center promises
to be a change-maker in the
community by providing longterm
educational and personal
development opportunities.”
The foundation said the center
takes its name from the famous
Bob Marley lyric: “The stone that
the builder refuse, will always be
the head cornerstone.”
“As the global pandemic has
prevented in-person learning
Rohan and Julian Marley with students at the Cornerstone Learning Center, Jamaica. Eva
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over these last several months,
the tablet donation represents
GYF’s (Ghetto Youths Foundation)
firm and lasting commitment
to continue to support
and nurture the children from
this community,” the statement
said.
“Education is the pathway
to freedom, and every child
deserves the opportunity to walk
down that path,” Stephen Marley
said.
To learn more, and to support
Ghetto Youths Foundation’s
work in Trench Town and
beyond, visit: www.ghettoyouthsfoundation.
org.
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