Blue Mountain Project
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The Blue Mountain Project (BMP) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization incorporated in the United States
and registered in Jamaica
. They provide sustainable economic development through education and empowerment. A partnership has been established between the BMP and the community of Hagley Gap
and most of the work is done through volunteers. Volunteers come to the Blue Mountain Project from the community and from outside Jamaica.
BMP's current priority is to bring potable water to the people of the Hagley Gap area. Other projects include operating two health clinics (one in Hagley Gap and one in Penlyne Castle), an annual Summer Fun Camp and Back2School Extravaganza to help prepare students for the coming school year, literacy programs to enable more people gain better employment, and working with Women's Groups, a Farmer's Cooperative and other groups to find them means to improve their economic base.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and registered in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. They provide sustainable economic development through education and empowerment. A partnership has been established between the BMP and the community of Hagley Gap
Hagley Gap
Hagley Gap is a settlement in Saint Thomas parish in southeastern Jamaica. This small rural community is located from Kingston near the top of the Blue Mountains in Jamaica...
and most of the work is done through volunteers. Volunteers come to the Blue Mountain Project from the community and from outside Jamaica.
BMP's current priority is to bring potable water to the people of the Hagley Gap area. Other projects include operating two health clinics (one in Hagley Gap and one in Penlyne Castle), an annual Summer Fun Camp and Back2School Extravaganza to help prepare students for the coming school year, literacy programs to enable more people gain better employment, and working with Women's Groups, a Farmer's Cooperative and other groups to find them means to improve their economic base.