Digicel Jamaica Foundation Wins Social Contribution Award
On 5 November 2020, Digicel Jamaica Foundation won the Social Contribution Award at the first remotely-hosted World Communication Awards (WCA). This coveted award is given to organisations displaying a willingness to invest in and give back to in-need communities. It’s an exciting and humbling recognition that speaks to the dedication of the people of the […]
“Digicel Foundation Community Footprints” TV Show Airs
As of 25 February 2021, the Digicel Foundation has launched its TV show on Catch 2. It’s called “The Digicel Foundation Community Footprints” and it highlights the work done by the Foundation across Papua New Guinea, Jamaica, Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago. Every month the show will provide an inside look at these communities and […]
Digicel Foundation Donates J$8.5 Million to UHWI For Plasma-Apheresis Machine
The Digicel Foundation donated a plasma-apheresis machine to The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), which doubles UHWI’s capacity to perform therapy on patients with COVID-19. After a J$8.5 million cheque was presented to the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the UHWI, the apheresis machine was purchased. As COVID-19 treatment evolves, plasma-apheresis has […]
Denis O’Brien’s Digicel Foundation Donates J$1 Million in PPE to KPH
The Digicel Foundation made a generous donation of personal protective equipment (PPE) to Jamaica’s Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). In a presentation on June 24, 2020, Foundation founder and patron Denis O’Brien symbolically handed over the PPE to aid the hospital in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are delighted to be involved in making this donation […]
Denis O’Brien’s Digicel Foundation Assists 60 More Special Needs Children By Providing Additional Tablets
The Digicel Foundation continues its mission to ensure that every child has access to online education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following its donation of 600 tablets in early June to the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), the Foundation handed over an additional 50 during a presentation on June 24, 2020, as well as […]
Digicel Foundation Opened its 174th School in Haiti
Digicel Foundation Haiti opened its 174th school in February 2018. The completion of the PJ Mara de Jolivert National School moved the Foundation one step closer to achieving its goal. In 2014 following the inauguration of its 150th school, the Foundation committed to completing the construction of an additional 25 schools. A special project of […]
Digicel Foundation Launched J$42 Million Humanitarian Project: Operation SAFE
Operation SAFE (Sanitising, Advocating, Feeding, and Enabling) is the Digicel Foundation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the island of Jamaica. The Foundation committed to investing J$42 million into the project to better support those in need during the crisis. As part of Operation SAFE, the Foundation partnered with the Kingston and […]