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#UNICEFstories: meet the community heroes building a safer future for Jamaican children

#UNICEFstories: meet the community heroes building a safer future for Jamaican children

Safety and justice

By Matthew K. Firpo

As filmmakers we came to Jamaica to tell stories. We didn’t set out to find any one story rather, we wanted to meet the individuals running local, community programs. The ones who had dedicated their lives to making some small part of their world, their communities, a better place. And so for our films, we realized, these were the… Read more →←

Matthew K. Firpo is a New York-based director, photographer and co-founder of Magna Carta.

Social protection

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

Lifelong learning

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

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.
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