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KINGSTON RESTORATION COMPANY NEWS - October 2007

Online Information on Parenting Workshop
KRC has been contracted by the Ministry of National Security to implement educational programmes under the Citizens Security and Justice Programme.  Through this initiative, KRC is seeking to improve the educational performance of targeted young people and adults in the communities of August Town, Ambrook Lane/Cassia Park, Denham Town, Grants Pen, Hannah Town, Kencot, Mountain View, Rockfort, Trench Town and Waterhouse. Read more...
Publications
ARI Abstracts Paper C.
Paper C. - Securing Land Tenure for the urban poor… Understanding the Issues, Enabling Access The convergence of colonial legacies; geographic, economic, social, cultural, and political factors; rural urban drift, and inappropriate (and d...
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ARI Abstracts Paper B.
Paper B. - Social Capital in the Alleviation of Urban Poverty…Methods for its Formation and use in the Inner City Context There are substantial practices and arguments that suggest and substantiate the importance of social capital for pr...
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Projects
Peace and Prosperity Project (2001-2004)

Background & Objectives

The negative effects of  crime and  violence on investment in the Jamaican economy,  have long been recognized showing  crime and violence mainly concentrated in  15 inner...
Micro Enterprise Financing Limited ( 2002 – Present )
Micro Enterprise Financing Limited (MEFL) is a not-for-profit corporation limited by guarantee, dedicated to assisting in the development of micro...
KRC’s Beginning
The KRC was formed in response to the dramatic economic and social deterioration of the downtown area of Kingston in the mid 1970s and early 1980s. This deterioration was a consequence of the numerous fires and riots that plagued the city, as a result of which many businesses migrated from the area.
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