In 2016, Serena Williams helped fund and build a school in Jamaica alongside charity partners and volunteers; the Salt Marsh project was designed to give 80 preschool children access to free education
- Photo credit: Helping Hands JamaicaIn February 2016, Serena Williams traded the tennis court for a construction site in Jamaica, joining charity partners, local workers and volunteers to help build the Salt Marsh Basic School in Trelawny.
- The project was created to give young children access to free early education in a community where such opportunities were limited.
- Williams contributed through the Serena Williams Fund, working with Helping Hands Jamaica and Food for the Poor on the initiative.
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- Photo credit: Helping Hands JamaicaIn February 2016, Serena Williams traded the tennis court for a construction site in Jamaica, joining charity partners, local workers and volunteers to help build the Salt Marsh Basic School in Trelawny.
- The project was created to give young children access to free early education in a community where such opportunities were limited.
- Williams contributed through the Serena Williams Fund, working with Helping Hands Jamaica and Food for the Poor on the initiative.
Sources: Times of India