A Reminder to Come Back Home to Jamaica | Her Story

Jamaican pride is alive and well. Simone Brown is a living breathing example of what it is to be Jamaican and to represent Jamaica in the best ways possible. Simone has an interesting story and background being born in Toronto then being raised in Jamaica then moving back to Toronto for University. Our sit-down explores the journey of Simone’s relationship with her own Jamaican identity which eventually compelled her to start the Jamaican non-profit organization 876 Volunteer Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:52 Simone’s Background 5:07 What Does it Really mean to be Jamaican? 8:44 Being More Appreciated as a Jamaican Outside of Jamaica 12:09 876 Volunteer: The Concept 17:16 Finding Jamaican Charities to Work With 21:24 Managing a Jamaican Nonprofit in Cananda 24:15 Jamaican Nonprofits 876 Volunteer Works With 34:53 Moving to Jamaica 40:43 Contact Information 42:06 Throp Channel Subscribers Simone’s and 876 Volunteer Contact: IG: https://www.instagram.com/876voluntee... https://www.876volunteer.org/themission Donate: https://swiftgiftjamaica.com/donate/ Phone: 1-876-367-1114 [email protected] Charity Links 1. Negril Education Environment Trust (NEET) www.neetja.com FB: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?... 2. The Angelic Ladies   / theangelicladies   3. Girls first JA https://www.wearegirlsfirst.com/?fbcl...   / girlsfirst   4. Ebonezer Rehad Center   / ebenezer-home-for-the-mentally-challenged-...   https://ebenezerjamaica.com 5. Montego Bay Animal Have https://www.montegobayanimalhaven.com   / montegobayanimalhaven   6. Sophie’s Place https://www.kingstonarchdiocese.org/m... 7. Street People Liberation   / streetpeopleliberation   https://www.instagram.com/streetpeopl... My Socials & Contact IG: @throp FB: @throplife Twitter: @throplife Email: [email protected]