About Mandela Terrace (Headquarters)

Mandella Terrace is an Inner-City Community located in the Community of Waltham Gardens, South West St. Andrew and is bordered by Waltham Park Road and Newark Avenue. The development is undertaken on nine (9) acres of land, subdivided into one hundred and thirty –five (135) lots, The Housing Act 55 of 1968, (1999).

The community of Mandela Terrace is typical of any inner-city community with a dense population and inadequate infrastructure. There are comparably lo levels of social capital resulting primarily from our political history and a sense of individualism that prevails. There exist a sense of community cooperation that was more noticeable present in the initial period of formation of the community this, however, had gone into hibernation to be awaken. Mandela Terrace is a generally peaceful community which has for years escape the high levels of crime that exist in other similar areas. Recently since the last genera election several incidents has interrupted this trend and we see an increase in incidents of crime. The small geographical are covered by the community with a dense population has significantly reduced the availability of green space or recreational areas.

About Spring Village

The community of Spring Village is a rural suburban community of Old Harbour in St. Catherine that has a population of approximately 5000 residents, over 65% of the constituents live in single-parent homes and 70% of the residents are unemployed and 80% self identify as “very poor.” Females head the majority of households, most of whom receive little or no financial support from the fathers of their children. The communities themselves have identified the following specific needs and constraints: very high unemployment, lack of skills, training and opportunities, poor provision of formal primary education and high school drop out rate, poor parenting, insalubrious physical environment, inadequate housing and sanitation, low self-esteem, increasing drug use among youth, increase incidents of HIV, increasing rate of crime and violence, and high rates of teenage pregnancies.