Current Needs
TAP has two larger ongoing projects that have been established from our partner’s needs. This is just a small glimpse of the projects we have been working on diligently both on-site with our partners and from afar.
We have many smaller, short-term projects that come up as well. You can stay up to date with those needs and how you can get involved on our Facebook page @ourtapmovement.
Project: Education
One of the goals at Traveling with a Purpose is to help prepare the girls to be self-sufficient young women who can support themselves financially once they leave. To do this, we need to better support their academics so each girl can reach her greatest potential.
Project: security
Ensuring the children's safety is of great importance at the home. Some of the children at the home have experienced trauma, so feeling safe and secure takes on a different meaning than for many of us. It is common on the island to fence in properties, not only for safety purposes, but also to prevent theft of the food grown on the property.
Completed Projects
Project: Solar
Renewable, sustainable, and available in Jamaica, solar power is one of the greatest available resources. Our goal is to alleviate the costly expense of electricity so those funds can be used for other needs like security fencing and sustainable food production.
Project: Sustainable food
The chicken coop was one of the first projects we focused on with Melody House’s sustainable food initiative. The chicken coop was completed in November of 2019. Not only do the chickens produce nearly 3,800 eggs and 100 chickens for consumption within the home (which offsets the household expense) but it offers nearly $400USD a month of supplemental income as well.
Thank you to those who donated and worked on this project- your efforts have helped create one more sustainable resource to help lower food costs at their home.
