Vulnerable Jamaicans encouraged to join PATH programme
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is encouraging Jamaicans to take advantage of the offerings of its flagship social protection initiative – the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH).
Introduced in 2002, the PATH programme was developed to provide social assistance for individuals from vulnerable households such as children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, persons living with disabilities and elderly dependents.
In a recent statement from the Ministry, Portfolio Minister, Pearnel Charles Jr., said the programme is also crucial for facilitating the education of vulnerable groups.
“A critical objective of PATH is to ensure that children from low-income households are provided with the resources to complete their primary and secondary education and that they receive support for post-secondary and tertiary education to make them employable, and by doing so, empower them to break the cycle of poverty that comes with low levels of education,” he said.
For this reason, PATH has been designed as a Conditional Cash Transfer programme.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is encouraging Jamaicans to take advantage of the offerings of its flagship social protection initiative – the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH).
Introduced in 2002, the PATH programme was developed to provide social assistance for individuals from vulnerable households such as children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, persons living with disabilities and elderly dependents.
In a recent statement from the Ministry, Portfolio Minister, Pearnel Charles Jr., said the programme is also crucial for facilitating the education of vulnerable groups.
“A critical objective of PATH is to ensure that children from low-income households are provided with the resources to complete their primary and secondary education and that they receive support for post-secondary and tertiary education to make them employable, and by doing so, empower them to break the cycle of poverty that comes with low levels of education,” he said.
For this reason, PATH has been designed as a Conditional Cash Transfer programme.
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