About the charity
Erma’s Jamaica Hospital Appeal Fund was established in April 1998, following the very bad flooding and landslide that occurred in January 1998, in Portland, Jamaica, in which many people lost their homes and lives.
The main aim of the charity is to improve the under resourced health care and education programme for disabled and disadvantaged children and adults in international countries, including Humanitarian needs and Disasters.
Covering the rural areas, by providing material aid, support and training were necessary
Since August 2003 the charity has amended its constitution by way of widening the area of work to take in the Birmingham area of England by providing training workshops to the unemployed in the community.
The charity has four trustees who meet regularly. Any requests for assistance should be given in writing and all decisions are made in December of each year. Establishments that have benefited from the charity so far:
Establishments that have benefited from the charity so far include:
- Port Antonio Hospital, Portland, Jamaica 1998.
- Toms Hope Basic School Portland, Smatt Road Clinic Portland 1999.
- Fair Prospect Clinic Portland 2000.
- May Pen Hospital Clarendon Malawi Teaching Programme for disabled Adults 2000.
- Golden Age Home for the Aged, Kingston, Jamaica 2002.
- Black River Hospital St Elizabeth 2003.
- Fellowship School West Portland 2004.
- Ghana Street Kids 2004.
- Kingston Public Hospital 2006,2008.
- Bethlehem Orphanage- Down Town Kingston 2009.
- Haiti Disaster Appeal (Medial Aid Response)(2010).
- Hill Side Primary School St Thomas 2011.
- Bethlehem Orphanage Kingston, Moortown Primary School 2012.
- School of Hope for disadvantaged Children. Computer/Refurbishment.
