EFJ as Project Fund Managers

The EFJ is open to managing project funds on behalf of international funding agencies in the areas of its mandate. One example is the current relationship with BvLF of the Netherlands.

The Bernard Van Leer Foundation, an international philanthropic institution, approached the EFJ in February 2001 to act as grant holder responsible for their Kingston-based child Support Project.

The project will:

• Improve the quality of support to children and their caretakers in day care centres and community basic schools;
• Provide a capacity building and training programme for parents, teachers, principals and community leaders;
• Strengthen community capacity in child monitoring activities; and
• Raise awareness among parents and children on issues of basic human health and personal care.

A Project Manager was hired to act as the principal liaison between EFJ and the implementing agencies. The EFJ will earn a management fee for providing oversight to the project.

The project, implemented by VOUCH, Hope for Children Development Company & Blue Cross Environmental Health Foundation has successfully completed its first year of operations