A NOTE ON THE AGENCY FOR
INNER-CITY RENEWAL (AIR)
In 2007 Social Entrepreneur, Dr. Henley W. Morgan founded
the Agency for Inner-city Renewal (A.I.R) with a mission to
transform zones of social and economic exclusion to zones
of opportunities, investment and wealth.
AIR’s reputation for its work towards transforming this
community has been fast rising to become the leader in
promoting social entrepreneurship and social enterprise
in Trench Town and the wider Jamaican economy. The
Agency is pursuing a number of initiatives in the Trench
Town community and include:
formed an alliance with Sagicor, an insurance company,
to offer micro-loans. Trench Town is no longer a war zone:
Marley’s old neighbourhood is being dolled up; local
recording studios churn out gangsta reggae; a few intrepid
tourists venture into the area.”
The Economist Magazine; Island Story by Schumpeter; May 21-27, 2016
edition.
Agency for Inner-City Renewal echoes the sentiments of
the community through its maxim Save Trench Town and
You Save Jamaica.
- The Establishment of JaMIN (Jamaica Music Institute) Music
Recording Studio and Pro-tools Certification Laboratory.
- Formation of partnership with tour companies such as
Island Routes Caribbean Adventures to offer JaMIN Trench
Town Tours;
- Productivity Empowerment Project (PEP) Greenhouse
Farming;
- AIR/Crazy Jim Ice Cream/Novelties Depot.
Establishment of the Sagicor Micro-Insurance unit.
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT AIR
“Jamaica is even learning from global models in dealing
with its two biggest problems: poverty and crime. Poor areas
such as Trench Town used to be run by government bosses
whose job was to bring benefits (notably public housing) in
return for votes. Today social entrepreneurs offer a different
model, using methods drawn from global business. Henley
Morgan, a former consultant, has established a social
company, the Agency for Inner-City Renewal (AIR),
complete with a CEO, a chairman and various business
divisions, to try to revive Trench Town. AIR provides training,
acts as a middle man between companies and locals and
teaches people how to establish businesses. It has also
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