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<p>Three Jamaicans who reside in the United States decided they needed to give back to their country.</p>
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<p>So they decided to select eight high school students in need of financial help and fill out their book lists and give them backpacks.<br></p>
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<p>The three women are the driving force behind the charity organisation Dual Citizens International Foundation.<br></p>
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<p>The students attend Dunoon, Papine, Mona and Excelsior high schools, were presented with the complement of books and school bags during a ceremony held at the Alhambra Inn Hotel in Kingston recently.<br></p>
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<p>The foundation is the brainchild of Shachera Smith, Camara Chambers and Tehakadi Chambers, all Jamaican-born women residing in the United States who want to give back in a positive way to the land of their birth.<br></p>
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<p>Guest Speaker at the function, Dr Ricardo Anderson urged the students to take their education seriously.<br></p>
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<p>“Your school environment with your teachers provide rules and guidance,” he said. "You now have to make choices. When you get that piece of homework or when you are scheduled for a class, attend that class, do the assignment.”<br></p>
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<p>Smith said the group will be upping the ante.<br></p>
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<p>“This is just the beginning. We are determined to make a difference, no matter how small. If we can save one child then we have done something positive,” Smith said</p>
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