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I might have found a way to end violence in schools

I might have found a way to end violence in schools

Lifelong learning

By Charles Young

Children often grow up believing they are supposed to get beaten and that bullying and other forms of violence are part of their education. But when you talk to a primary school child, who as a consequence of this violence, starts considering suicide, then you must know the situation nuh normal. So, we need to break it down by having a… Read more →←
Photograph of Jamaican youth advocate Charles Young Jnr at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.
Schools should be safe places to learn

Schools should be safe places to learn

Lifelong learning

By Charles Young

Imagine having a friend who goes home to an environment where they are constantly shot at (with actual guns and bullets), sometimes the bullets hit, other times they do not. An environment where they are also exposed to physical violence, because it’s necessary to alter their behavior in a ‘more acceptable fashion’. An environment… Read more →←
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My trip across the world to help end violence in Jamaican schools

My trip across the world to help end violence in Jamaican schools

Lifelong learning

By Charles Young

I recently returned from South Africa, where I represented Jamaican youth along with more than one million youth around the world who shared their voices. Our goal together? To create a Youth Manifesto to #ENDviolence in schools to be presented to education ministers from across the world in January and demand their action. I helped… Read more →←
Photograph of Charles Young, a Jamaican Youth Ambassador for the UN General Assembly, ran a Youth Talk at St. Richard’s Primary in Kingston to hear their solutions to #ENDviolence in schools.
Primary students can teach us how to make schools safer

Primary students can teach us how to make schools safer

Lifelong learning

By Charles Young

Charles Young is a Jamaican Youth Ambassador for the UN General Assembly. He is travelling to South Africa this week to participate in the drafting of an #ENDviolence Youth Manifesto, along with hundreds of other young people from across the world. The Manifesto is the result of a global effort by UNICEF, conducted between July-November,… Read more →←
Charles Young

On twitter: @CharlesYoungJnr

Health promotion

Boosting health outcomes for infants and adolescents: access to quality services; prenatal and postnatal care; HIV/AIDS; teen pregnancy; and vulnerable groups.

Safety and justice

Working to end violence in every sphere of a child’s life: prevention; legislation; barriers and bottlenecks; capacity building; and partnerships/innovation.

Lifelong learning

Improving education for disadvantaged children: access to quality education; safe schools; early childhood development; student-centred learning; and data collection.

Social protection

Achieving national action to reduce child poverty: strengthen public investment; data collection and reporting on child rights, particularly on disabilities.
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