School uniform recycling project launched - Gently worn khakis to be collected and distributed to schools in need

A group of Campion College students is calling on Jamaicans to donate unwanted school khaki uniforms to students in need. They have formed UniCycle Jamaica, a school uniform recycling initiative whose mission is to collect gently used khaki uniforms and redistribute them to students in need free of charge.

"This is an opportunity for parents of high-school boys to get involved and bridge a gap in our community. There are many inner-city high schools where boys have only one set of khakis that has to be washed daily in order to have a clean uniform each day. We would like to alleviate that problem," said Jordan Nakash, Campion College student and head of UniCycle Jamaica.

Parents can drop their gently used khaki uniform donations at Campion College, JYM Training, Tingrinners or Loshushan Supermarket in St Andrew.

The contributions will be sorted and crests removed before distribution to other schools.

The first school that will benefit from the initiative will be Holy Trinity High on North Street, Kingston.

Depending on the quantity of uniforms received, other schools in need will be identified in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information, which has endorsed the project.

"We encourage you to support UniCycle by donating your gently used uniforms (from any school, with or without crests) to any of the drop-off locations," said Nakash.

"If you are located in a parish other than Kingston and St Andrew, please contact us at unicyclejamaica@gmail.com, and collection can be arranged."