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What’s included?
Flights
Our team will organise your return flights from LGW to MBJ with checked luggage of 20kg & 10kg carry-on, which are included within the trip price.
Accommodation
Our team guarantees at least 5 nights in an all-inclusive hotel, and a minimum of 2 nights bed and breakfast in Kingston.
Volunteer placements
We have organised a range of short, impactful, and memorable volunteer placements supporting youth, survivors of gender-based violence, schools, those with disability and special educational needs, and more.
Excursions
You’ll have opportunities to explore all the tourist hotspots in Jamaica, including the best beaches, nightlight and tourist attractions, like Ricks Cafe, Dunn’s River and more.
Application Timeline:
Register interest: Open now
Application deadline: Tuesday 26th August 2025 at 11:59pm
Virtual Interviews: Rolling Interviews, with final interviews Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Outcomes Round 1: Rolling until Friday 5th September 2025
Outcomes round 2: Monday 22nd September 2025
Outcomes round 3: Friday 26th September 2025
Funding announcements, Final pricing & Full payments: Mid October 2025
Pre-trip Meet-ups & Training: November & December (Dates TBC)
Departure: Thursday 11th December 2025
Not ready quite yet? Here’s how to register your interest…
Whether you need more time to think about the opportunity, need to explore funding opportunities, or you are waiting to see if your friends can join you on this exciting trip… registering your interest via our registration form will ensure you are kept up to date with any program developments. Registering your interest is also the best way to let our team know you are interested in participating in our Back ah Yaad Giveback.
Registration form:
Need the full trip details? This is what we have planned…
Flight Highlights:
Direct return flights from LGW - MBJ
Departing from LGW at 10:00am on 11/12/25 & Arriving in MBJ on 11/12/25 at 15:15pm
Departing from MBJ at 17:00pm on 22/12/25 & Arriving in LGW on 23/12/25 at 06:40am
Full 20kg checked luggage allowance with 10kg carry on
In flight meals and drinks are included.
Please note that return flight to UK arrives in the UK on Friday 23rd December 2025.
Please note that refreshments will be charged extra by the airline.
Montego Bay Accommodation Highlights (7 nights):
All-inclusive 4* resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica with on-site beach, pool, gym and more.
Shared ensuite room with two double beds for two volunteers of same gender and similar age.
Excellent security within a two gated communities, 24-hour onsite security and CCTV, Key card access to blocks and keys to individual flats and rooms.
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Kingston Accommodation Highlights (4 nights):
Private ensuite room with double bed (or two single beds for double occupancy upon request) and shared kitchen and lounge space.
Excellent security within a two gated communities, 24-hour onsite security and CCTV, Key card access to blocks and keys to individual flats and rooms.
Conveniently located in Mona, with easy access to University of West indies facilities, including gym, shops, restaurants and more. Mona is only a short 10 drive from Devon House, Bob Marley Museum, Clubs and more.
Great facilities, including an on-site coffee bar, restaurant, laundry facilities and kitchen facilities
Volunteering Projects details:
Savanna La Mar Inclusive Infant school
Savanna la Mar Inclusive Infant school is the first of its kind in Jamaica. As a school where children of all abilities can come together and learn, Sav La Mar Infant school shows the rest of Jamaica how inclusive education ought to be done. In Jamaica, Special Educational Needs is an often overlooked. With many children with different-abilities not receiving the specialised education and support they need to thrive, or even being excluded and discriminated against. By creating a school, where all abilities come together, able-bodies and neurotypical children can make friends with differently abled children and learn about difference. Whilst children with different needs, can be included and get the quality education they deserve.
We will be supporting the children and teachers at Savanna La Mar Infant school, by…
spending time with students playing games with them, talking to them, reading to them, and more.
gifting the school with inclusive educational supplies and toys for students.
Mary’s Child Residential Home for Child Survivors of Gender-based abuse
Mary’s Child is a residential home for girls aged 12-18, who are survivors of abuse and gender-based violence. Many of these girls have become pregnant as a result of the abuse they experienced, and moved to Mary’s child to receive support. The residential home provides educational, parenting, and medical support, within a safe, welcoming and stable home. The team about Mary’s Child goes above and beyond by training the girls in their training centre, which includes a computer lab, cooking centre and sewing centre. Girls and their babies are usually in the home for 3 years before moving on.
We will be empowering these girls and babies by…
Hosting a self-care sessions with skincare, haircare and make-up, to help mothers feel empowered, cared for and beautiful. We hope our Self-care session will encourage the girls to take time for themselves, and engage in something that feels good.
Playing and spending time with the babies.
Gifting the home with vital hygiene products and educational materials.
Tulloch Primary School, St. Catherine
Tulloch Primary School located in St. Catherine tells a story of teachers and students persevering despite the odds. After multiple infestations of rats, bats, termites and more, the primary school has had to close. It has since re-open after an initial fumigation, but the pest issues still remain. In addition to the pest issues, the school is underfunded with teachers having to creatively make educational materials out of their pocket, to ensure the children can learn.
So our task is to solve the pest control issue once and for all, whilst showing the students and staff of Tulloch Primary that we care.
We will support Tulloch Primary by…
Organising and (sourcing) funding for vital pest control and site management efforts (before our arrival)
Decorating and re-painting the school
Providing the school with educational materials and school supplies
Gifting Christmas presents to students and staff
Recycling hotel waste with SmiloZone Cares (Environmental)
Learning about how the hotel industry affects Jamaican eco-system and environment
Recycling hotel glass bottles
Upcycling hotels glass bottles into sellable products
Beach clean-ups (Environmental)
Picking up litter and rubbish on public beaches to protect wildlife and encourage a clean environment
and more…
Example of a typical day trip with volunteering:
07:30am - 9:00am: Travel from Montego Bay to Savanna La Mar
09:00am - 13:00pm Volunteer with Children at Savanna La Mar Inclusive School
13:00pm - 13:30pm: Travel from Savanna Lar Mar Inclusive School to Negril
13:30pm - 6:00pm: Enjoy Negril (Beaches, Ricks Café, lunch & vibes)
6:00pm - 8pm: Travel from Negril to Montego Bay
8pm: Free time
Day Trip & Excursions Highlights:
Day trip to Negril - Ricks Café, Negril Cliffs and more
Day Trip to Ochi Rios, includes admission to Konoko Falls or Dunns River included (add on options of either Mystic Mountain or Dolphin Cove is extra)
Visit an authentic Maroon Town
Kingston Night Market
Summit Food Village, Kingston
Club nights in Montego Bay
Club nights nightlife in Kingston
and more…
Airport Transfers & Shuttles:
Airport transfers to and from Montego Bay Sangster airport included
Local transport included
What’s Transport is not included?
Transport to non-planned activities
Frequently Asked Questions:
Can I register my interest?
Yes! You can register your interest at the top of this page with our registration form. This is the best way to let our team know you are interested in participating in our Back ah Yaad Giveback.
Whether you need more time to think about the opportunity, need to explore funding opportunities, or you are waiting to see if your friends can join you on this exciting trip… registering your interest will ensure you are kept up to date.
I’m not sure if I can afford the trip, but I really want to go. What can I do?
The Reconnect JA team is dedicated to making travelling to Jamaica as accessible as possible. This is why we have opted for an all-inclusive approach to our volunteering trip. You pay one flat rate for all your necessities and you don’t have to worry about anything else… other than spending money.
Despite our best efforts to make the trip as affordable as possible, our team is aware that the trip is still financially inaccessible for many young people. That is why Reconnect JA is continuing to work hard to find and secure external funding to reduce the overall costs of the trip and make it accessible for all. Unfortunately we will not know if we have been successful in securing funding until later in the year. But we assure you, that for those who have already paid (in full or through the payment plan), you will be giving a partial refund of the difference. Whilst for those, who are yet to secure their space, this reduction will act as the perfect opportunity to do so.
Beyond external funding, we are dedicated to supporting current students and recent alumni secure funding through their universities. We hope by support you communicate with your university, we will be able to partially finance the trip through your university.
So, if you are interested in joining the Back ah Yaad Giveback this December, but you are unable to meet the financial requirements, please find in the registration form at the top of the page. This will allow us to keep you updated, match you to applicable funding and