PEP Scholarship Awards PEP Scholarship Awards

The Seprod Foundation Annual PEP Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held on November 21st, celebrated the children of Seprod employees who excelled in their PEP examinations. The awards ceremony featured the special Granville Marsh Scholarship Award, which was awarded to 2 top performing students from the parish of St. Thomas - Nadrek Chong and Ajani Smith - and the Byron Thompson Award for Academic Achievement, which is awarded to the top performing scholar from last year’s class of Seprod Foundation Scholars - Marshaye Lounds. Miss United Nations World 2022, Toni-Ann Lalor shared words of encouragement and inspiration with the students under the theme “Limitless”.

Fire & Life Safety Awareness Week

Each year, the Jamaica Fire Brigade joins the rest of the world in observing Fire and Life Safety Awareness Week to raise awareness of the importance of being prepared in the event of a fire. This year, it was observed during the week of October 23rd-29th, under the theme “Preserving the Nation through Life Safety and Fire Prevention”, focusing on the disabilities and access and functional needs community. Seprod Foundation supported the initiative by providing over $200,000 worth of products to be distributed to children's homes and households that have been affected by fire, and by assisting in raising awareness about the importance of fire safety and prevention. The products were handed over to the Jamaica Fire

Brigade on October 24, 2022, to support the activities for the rest of the week. “We continue to be heartbroken by the cases of families being devastated by the loss of their loved ones due to fire; as recently as September, 3 children died after a fire destroyed their home. We want to stop these tragedies, which is why the Seprod Foundation is working with the Jamaica Fire Brigade during Fire and Life Safety Awareness week to highlight the steps that each of us can take to ensure the safety of our lives and that of our families and colleagues. We also want to salute the men and women in our Fire Brigade for the sacrifices that they make on a daily basis."

- Richard Pandohie, CEO, Seprod Foundation.