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A susu or sou-sou or osusu or asue (also known as a merry-go-round, [1] Partner, or Pawdna in Jamaica; [2] sol in Haiti;, [3] san in Dominican Republic, [4] and Njangi in Cameroon [5]) is a form of rotating savings and credit association, a type of informal savings club arrangement between a small group of people who take turns by throwing hand as the partners call it.
If larger sums are required, and they know the client personally, they can offer credit at higher rates than the banks, but without collateral to secure the loan. The Ghana Co-operative Susu Collectors Association (GCSCA) established in 1990, has been trying to mobilize, organize, and regulate the operations of Susu collectors whose activities ...
Sukanya Samriddhi Account (Girl Child Prosperity Account) is a Government of India backed saving scheme targeted at the parents of girl children. The scheme encourages parents to build a fund for the future education of their female child. [1] [2] The scheme was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 January 2015 as a part of the Beti ...
The Girl Scouts of Jamaica have selected the Special Olympics Jamaica as their National Service Project for the period 2008-2012. Scouts at all age levels participate in fund-raising, while senior and junior scouts also help by volunteering at sporting events which are held all across the island. [2] [11]
The Girl Guides Association of Jamaica (GGAJ) is the Guiding organisation of Jamaica. It served 5,903 members (as of 2006). [ 1 ] Founded in 1915, the girls-only organisation became an associate member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1963 and a full member in 1966.
The government, through the Caisse pour l'avenir des enfants (Children's Future Fund), pays €299.86 per month per child. The allowance is universal and is not means-tested. [14] When a child is 6 years old, the amount increases to €322.53 per month. When a child is 12 years old, the amount increases to €356.43 per month.
Scouting came to Jamaica in 1910, the first troop being started by the Anglican clergyman Rev. Joseph William Graham in St Ann. [2] Scouting spread quickly and in 1912 the first scout troop in St Catherine was established in Spanish Town.
There are 2,595 early childhood institutions. Of these, 183 are not recognized by the government, 401 are day care centers, approximately 100 are infant schools and five are special education schools which offer early childhood care. The enrollment rate between 4 and 6 years is 62% - one of the highest rates in the region.