TRELAWNY DIABETES MANAGEMENT PROJECT

TDMP is working in Jamaica to educate, prevent and manage type 2 diabetes. We work with prediabetic and diabetic individuals to manage diabetes. Recently we are focused on prevention strategies for primary school children. To that endeavor, we've found that improving food access for children in our project area is urgent. We have a student population of about 1,120 children of which a third of them have food access issues. We started a breakfast program but due to insufficient funds, we discontinued the program and are helping the schools to become sustainable. In February 2019, volunteers from Minnesota will travel to the project area to start the first schoolyard farm of chickens and vegetables. This is a pilot project after which we plan to expand to all four schools in the project.