Four community recreation grounds in Gasparillo have been upgraded with laptop-equipped homework centres thanks to an over $100,000 donation from the Digicel Foundation and Shell TT.

As part of a new after-school training and academic programme, the centres located at the Surprise, Gasparillo Park, Lumsden and Poonah Recreational Grounds aim to address low academic performance in the communities by offering support with homework, extra lessons and mentoring from volunteers, including retired teachers and principals from local schools.

Director and project lead of the Gasparillo Community Development Organisation Sherina Supersad said, “This has always been our dream and we’re thrilled to have Digicel Foundation and Shell TT as our supporters and financial partners. We have worked hard to make our community proud.”