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Dr. ChinQuee with girls ages 13-15 at Granville Place of Safety, as part of work of Heartbeats of the World on the Island of Jamaica.
The mission of Heartbeats of the World ("HOW") is to enrich the lives of women, adolescents and children in underserved areas of the world by providing medical resources and educational opportunities to address poverty, unemployment, illiteracy and the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and teenage pregnancy.
HOW's educaitonal arm, Bridging the Gap/Seeds of Hope provides educational and vocational training to young people in Jamaica who have been abandoned or otherwise left behind. HOW has contributed substantial funds and medical supplies to Mustard Seed Communities, which provides care and shelter to abandoned physically and mentally handicapped children, children with HIV/AIDS and pre-teen and teenage pregnant girls on the Island of Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua and Zimbabwe.