Jahmeyka Project

The Jahmeyka Project is a non-profit organization seeking to directly benefit social services and communities in Jamaica.
The Jahmeyka Project's origins began twenty years ago when Dr. Leslie Yaffa went to Jamaica as a Master’s of Social Work student. She created a graduate-level course that offered students an international social work experience focused on community engagement in Jamaica. After 5 years of visiting multiple agencies with students, and experiencing the Jamaican social service culture through the course she had developed, it was clear to Dr. Yaffa that the community she built needed to move beyond the classroom.