What works in Jamaica
5 evaluated practices · All catalogues
Evidence snapshot for Jamaica
Jamaica has invested significantly in digital access and social support for vulnerable populations: the Universal Service Fund has built 400+ public Wi-Fi hotspots serving 150,000+ weekly users across all 14 parish capitals, while the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation has served 46,989 adolescent mothers since 1978 with a ~70% school-reintegration rate and repeat-pregnancy rate below 2%. Jamaica's adolescent fertility rate declined from 131 to 54 per 1,000 live births over the WCJF's operation, and the country has piloted AI-enhanced accessible digital textbooks in five schools serving students with disabilities. However, the evidence provided does not quantify learning gains from the textbook initiative, and the Wi-Fi network has faced multi-billion-dollar funding shortfalls and criticism over equity in rollout priorities.
Drawn from: Universal Service Fund Community Access Points & Public Wi-Fi Programme · Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation – Programme for Adolescent Mothers · Jamaica Accessible Digital Textbooks (ADT) — AI-Enhanced Storybooks for Students with Disabilities · WeatherNext AI Forecasting and Jamaica's Response to Hurricane Melissa · Jamaica Yallahs-Hope River Watershed Management and PES Programme
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +0.67
Efficiency +0.483
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control +0.462
Equity & inclusion +0.443
Transparency, ethics & data protection +0.416
Evidence of learning impact +0.34
Documented learning +0.276
Demonstrated reach +0.265
Effectiveness +0.189
Teacher capability & pedagogy +0.187
Sustainability +0.186
Impact on gender equality +0.173
Evaluated outcomes +0.163
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced +0.118
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +0.098
Weaknesses
Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced -0.099
Governance, certification & transferability -0.194
Transparency, fairness & accountability -0.214
Innovation level -0.256
Curator validation -0.75
Top good practices here
Universal Service Fund Community Access Points & Public Wi-Fi Programme · 88
Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation – Programme for Adolescent Mothers · 85
Jamaica Accessible Digital Textbooks (ADT) — AI-Enhanced Storybooks for Students with Disabilities · 73
WeatherNext AI Forecasting and Jamaica's Response to Hurricane Melissa · 60
Jamaica Yallahs-Hope River Watershed Management and PES Programme · 53
Recommended to adopt or replicate
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Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 120
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Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 120
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Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 115
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- Backed by strong evidence
- Rated highly transferable
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Copenhagen Business Hub (Erhvervshus Hovedstaden) · fit 115
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
LISTA — Tablet-Based Financial Education for Cash-Transfer Recipients · fit 115
- Backed by strong evidence