Focus Areas

Academic Training

Become certified and get the professional training you need to get an Information Technology job and to pursue a long-term career in that field.

Income Generation

Get support to identify suitable short-term income-earning opportunities while you engage in IT training that leads to long-term employment options.

Leadership

Participate in engaging weekly meetups with your peers to develop your leadership skills and your written and oral communication skills.

Social Activities

Have fun as you participate in special social activities that provide opportunities to build genuine, long-lasting friendships with your peers.

Bible Discourse

Engage in open and honest discussions about the Bible to better understand who God says he is and how you can have a relationship with him.

Volunteering

Use your leadership and communication skills to create a social issues action plan that addresses a pressing issue in Jamaica.

Program Outcome

The outcome of Jalawelo’s YAC program is a young adult who has developed the communication and life skills needed to thrive in today’s world. The young adult is also competent in Maths and English and has identified an area for career/job development and started on the life-long journey to passionately pursue that objective to provide for self and family and to contribute to the community and to society at large.