PHILANTHROPY
The fundamental cure for poverty is not money, but knowledge.
Sir Arthur Lewis
Education is one of the single most vital elements in combating poverty. Some 38 per cent of the population in the Caribbean are classified as poor, and their poverty acts as a constraining factor to access quality education, especially college and university training. Unquestionably, the lack of access to education denies poor populations in the region the opportunity to become contributing members of the society which further becomes a challenge whose impact is generational—creating a cycle of poverty. Dr. Geneive Brown Metzger launched the American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF) in 2017 and has built an organization that is considered an innovator in Caribbean maritime education.
A U.S. 501(c)3 non-profit tax-exempt organization, the ACMF mission is to “Alleviate poverty and transform lives in the Caribbean through maritime education and community development.” The foundation provides full-tuition scholarships and grants to Caribbean nationals, most of whom are the first in their family to attend university and who are aspiring to work in the maritime industry. They attend any one of ACMF’s four academic partners: Caribbean Maritime University in Jamaica; the LJM Maritime Academy; the University of Trinidad and Tobago, and MatPal Marine Institute in Guyana. The ACMF has also created a unique jobs board, ACMF-CAREX, exclusively for Caribbean maritime professionals and graduates, which is a source for vessel operators and the global maritime sector employers.
ACMF hosts the annual Anchor Awards celebrating stalwarts in the maritime sector, including such leaders as Michael Bayley, CEO of Royal Caribbean International; Rick Murrell, President and CEO of Saltchuk Logistics; Roland Malins-Smith, founder and President of Seafreight Lines; and David Harding MBE, past president of the Shipping Association of Barbados. ACMF also hosts the annual Link-up Webinar to promote career opportunities in the maritime sector among Caribbean youth. Each year, the webinar succeeds in attracting over a hundred future mariners, teachers, and professionals across the Caribbean.
The ACMF receives funding from cruise and cargo companies, maritime industry members and generous individuals.
PHILANTHROPY
The fundamental cure for poverty is not money, but knowledge.
Sir Arthur Lewis
Education is one of the single most vital elements in combating poverty. Some 38 per cent of the population in the Caribbean are classified as poor, and their poverty acts as a constraining factor to access quality education, especially college and university training. Unquestionably, the lack of access to education denies poor populations in the region the opportunity to become contributing members of the society which further becomes a challenge whose impact is generational—creating a cycle of poverty. Dr. Geneive Brown Metzger launched the American Caribbean Maritime Foundation (ACMF) in 2017 and has built an organization that is considered an innovator in Caribbean maritime education.
A U.S. 501(c)3 non-profit tax-exempt organization, the ACMF mission is to “Alleviate poverty and transform lives in the Caribbean through maritime education and community development.” The foundation provides full-tuition scholarships and grants to Caribbean nationals, most of whom are the first in their family to attend university and who are aspiring to work in the maritime industry. They attend any one of ACMF’s four academic partners: Caribbean Maritime University in Jamaica; the LJM Maritime Academy; the University of Trinidad and Tobago, and MatPal Marine Institute in Guyana. The ACMF has also created a unique jobs board, ACMF-CAREX, exclusively for Caribbean maritime professionals and graduates, which is a source for vessel operators and the global maritime sector employers.
ACMF hosts the annual Anchor Awards celebrating stalwarts in the maritime sector, including such leaders as Michael Bayley, CEO of Royal Caribbean International; Rick Murrell, President and CEO of Saltchuk Logistics; Roland Malins-Smith, founder and President of Seafreight Lines; and David Harding MBE, past president of the Shipping Association of Barbados. ACMF also hosts the annual Link-up Webinar to promote career opportunities in the maritime sector among Caribbean youth. Each year, the webinar succeeds in attracting over a hundred future mariners, teachers, and professionals across the Caribbean.
The ACMF receives funding from cruise and cargo companies, maritime industry members and generous individuals.
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