Marley Foundation gives to education
The Bob Marley Foundation continues to support the educational needs of rural and inner city youths. Marley for Education — the educational project funded by the Foundation has already paid out grants and awarded full and partial scholarships to students from inner city communities in Kingston & St Catherine. The Foundation has assisted with their tuition fees, auxiliary fees, books and uniforms.
Jacqueline Lynch-Stewart, general manager of The Bob Marley Foundation, noted, “we are pleased to be able to perpetuate Bob’s legacy through the assistance provided to these students.”
The Bob Marley Foundation has as its mandate to keep the name, image and legacy of the Bob Marley alive, and to continue the caring, loving and giving spirit of this great Jamaican Reggae music legend.
In his childhood, Bob Marley, attended Stepney Primary and Junior High which is located on the outskirts of his hometown in Nine Mile, St Ann.