Caribbean Airlines - the official airline partner
The GraceKennedy Jamaican Birthright Programme is an internship programme offered to qualified applicants of Jamaican lineage and includes educational, professional as well as cultural exposure for applicants in the working environment. Specifically, successful candidates will be accommodated in assigned GraceKennedy business offices and will have the opportunity of working among the management and staff of GraceKennedy on a day-to-day basis during the period of internship.
In photo : CAL’s General Manager Human Resources (Ag) Trudy Chin (third left) and CAL’s Sales Executive KIN, Delia Bennett (second right), is joined by Grace Kennedy’s Jamaican Birthright programme participants: Tarik Graham, USA, Kayla Jessup, USA, Callum McCarthy, UK and Sapphira Thompson-Bled, Canada, during the official launch of the 2019 edition of the programme.
Caribbean Airlines was the official airline partner of the 2019 Grace Kennedy Jamaican Birthright programme which aims to reconnect second and third generation Jamaicans living in the USA, UK and Canada to their Jamaican Heritage.
Three lucky interns selected to participate in the programme this year received travel assistance from Caribbean Airlines and journeyed to Jamaica where they got the opportunity to work at Grace Kennedy and simultaneously explore their Jamaican culture/heritage during the summer vacation period. The programme ended on August 07 2019.
About the GraceKennedy Foundation
The GraceKennedy Foundation was established in 1982 to mark the 60th anniversary of GraceKennedy & Company Limited. The Foundation began with an initial grant of $500,000 provided by its parent company, and with Sir Herbert Duffus as its Chairman. The first few years were formative in nature. The early months were spent in developing policy guidelines and identifying areas. For the first three years, the Foundation focused on three specific areas of interest. These were: community service, education and Jamaica’s heritage. Initially, the Foundation responded to requests received, rather than attempting to initiate activities.
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