.MsLaurynHill & bobmarley Foundation contribute scholarships to Jamaica's Alpha Institute
's management team, and in 2017, the dancehall superstar donated approximately $11,000 to Alpha's music technology department, now called the Sean Paul Henriques Media Center, which includes a fully equipped recording studio.'s Ghetto Youths Foundation has also sponsored a 2019-2020 scholarship on behalf of Lonely Whale, a global leader in ocean protection.
The scholarships total $49,738.66 and will underwrite expenses for 10 returning music students, covering vocational and academic training, counseling, nutrition/meals, stipend/emergency and transportation costs between Alpha's Kingston campus and their respective homes.
Seventy students, between 16-21 years old who primarily reside in tough inner-city communities are enrolled at Alpha Institute. Rather than specific grade levels, Alpha's program parallels an individual education plan: students are assessed when they enter and organized according to literacy ability. Alpha's vocational program facilitates employment and career advancement in four areas: barbering, landscaping, woodwork and of course, music.
"The generous scholarship support from friends of Alpha around the world is critical to the work that we do in Jamaica," Alpha Institute's executive director. "Financial support from accomplished music industry leaders is particularly encouraging. Likewise, the opportunity for music industry partnerships and vocational collaboration is very valuable to students and staff and could make the difference if Alpha is to continue for another hundred years.
The 2019–2020 scholarships resulted from Alpha's March for Music Education Scholarship Drive organized in March 2019 by Chamberlain,
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