FOUR facts about RAFFA in Jamaica

1. 1.     RAFFA International Development Agency, was launched at the House of Lords London on 26/11/06. RAFFA, aims to facilitate community innovation and reduce inequalities by encouraging enterprise and increased productivity amongst individuals.                                    
                                                                      
   2.     RAFFA has been supporting social action projects in Jamaica since 2007, by organising a Mary Seacole Heritage Festival and knowledge sharing symposium for health professionals, supplying computers for primary schools and specialist medical equipment for the National Transfusion Services.
   
   
   3.     RAFFA, provides free website space, technical assistance, programme development services and promotion for Project owners. RAFFA recently launched the Jamaica Education Initiative and Festival of Jamaica 2012: Inspired Social Action to improve cooperation between project owners and beneficiaries.
   
   
   4.     RAFFA and it’s host COGOP have been awarded the coveted London 2012 Inspire mark for Passing the Baton Festival: Inspiring ‘peaceful, caring & enterprising neighbourhoods’. The programme of inter-related events and activities comprise of youth, health & wellbeing, business & enterprise, learning & skills and volunteering for social action.
   
   
   http://www.raffa.org.uk/raffa-in-the-caribbean/jamaica/