The National Disaster Recovery Fund is a disaster management fund established by the
Government of Jamaica
Politics in Jamaica takes place in the framework of a representative parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The 1962 Constitution of Jamaica established a parliamentary system whose political and legal traditions closely follow those ...
in 2008 following the extensive damage done to the island of
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
following
Hurricane Gustav
Hurricane Gustav () was the second most destructive tropical cyclone of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. The seventh tropical cyclone, third hurricane, and second major hurricane of the season, Gustav caused serious damage and Casualty (per ...
. The fund is intended to improve and enhance the efficiency of healthcare, emergency services, and education in Jamaica.
The Jamaican ambassador to the United States,
Anthony Johnson appealed to the
Jamaican diaspora in the United States to support the National Disaster Recovery Fund, following the major damage caused during the passage of Hurricane Gustav.
Johnson spoke at the
RFK Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, is a defunct multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. located on East Capitol Street near the Anacostia River. Opened in 1 ...
in Washington D.C. on September 7, 2008, at a Reggae Fest saying, "I am appealing to you all, to assist Jamaica in its recovery process by contributing financially to the National Disaster Recovery Fund (NDRF). I am sure that many of you here have relatives back in Jamaica who were affected by the tropical storm and who are in need of your help at this time."
References
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Organisations based in Jamaica