KINGSTON, Jamaica-United States- based Global Humanity Network Inc will officially launch its flagship ‘Beyond the Backpack’ initiative at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus on Tuesday.

Beyond the Backpack is a structured, three-year student support initiative designed to remove preventable barriers that can interrupt a child’s education. The programme recognises that students need more than books and school supplies to succeed. They also need stability, encouragement, mentorship, family engagement, and a community committed to walking alongside them, according to a statement from Global Humanity Network Inc.

The inaugural cohort will comprise 10 Grade 4 students from public primary schools in Westmoreland, St Elizabeth, Hanover, and Trelawny.