Wisynco, FOOD for the Poor (FFP) Jamaica donate furniture to Rousseau Primary....450 desks and chairs to Rousseau Primary School. The furniture was officially handed over to principal Owen Speid on October 1 on the compound of the Kingston school..

Sunday, October 05, 2014 Jamaica Observer   

FOOD for the Poor (FFP) Jamaica has collaborated with Wisynco Group Limited to donate 450 desks and chairs to Rousseau Primary School. The furniture was officially handed over to principal Owen Speid on October 1 on the compound of the Kingston school.

The initiative is part of FFP Jamaica's school furniture campaign which was launched last October.

Owen Speid (left), principal of Rousseau Primary School,
along with David Mair (centre), executive director, Food for
the Poor, and Richard Garel, food service supervisor, Wisynco,
 look through the books of grade four students Aaliyah
Campbell (left) and Shakara Lindsay.

"From the day I started my tenure as principal at this school, I wished for someone to help us to deal with this matter," Speid said.

"We thank Food for the Poor and Wisynco Group very much for their generous donation. Before, we had to separate the children when we were about to administer a test or a mock exam, because we did not have enough desks and chairs. During exams we had to put some of the students outside to wait until the first half of the class completed their exam. That was time-consuming for our teachers. With the new furniture, the teachers can now better plan and make better use of the time with our students."

He also said the old desks and chairs had rough and uneven surfaces.

David Mair, executive director, FFP, said Rousseau was chosen because of their great need.

"We at Food for the Poor want to help our schools in whatever way we possibly can, and they requested our assistance for desks and chairs. Now we have officially handed over 450 sets to them which has been made possible with the assistance of Wisynco Group Limited." more