What works in Jamaica
5 evaluated practices · All catalogues
Evidence snapshot for Jamaica
Jamaica has invested significantly in digital access through its Universal Service Fund, which operates 400+ public Wi-Fi hotspots serving 150,000+ weekly users across all 14 parish capitals, though the fund has faced recurring multi-billion-dollar shortfalls. The country has demonstrated sustained commitment to supporting vulnerable populations, with the Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation having served 46,989 adolescent mothers since 1978, achieving a 70% school-reintegration rate and contributing to a decline in the adolescent fertility rate from 131 to 54 per 1,000 live births. Jamaica has also piloted AI-enhanced accessible digital textbooks in five schools serving disabled students and leveraged advanced weather forecasting to aid response to Hurricane Melissa in October 2025, though the storm caused at least 32 deaths and an estimated US$8.8 billion in physical damage—the costliest hurricane on record for the island.
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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- Rated highly transferable
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LISTA — Tablet-Based Financial Education for Cash-Transfer Recipients · fit 115
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