Not many people know this, but my degree from UTech was in Child and Adolescent Development. So I know about the benefits of breastfeeding and it’s always been something I wanted to do when I was ready to be a mother. So it’s doubly important for me as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador that more mothers are able to breastfeed. We’re… Read more →←
Topic: Health promotion
Being a daughter of St. Ann, it was heartening to travel down to see Alexandria Community Hospital get certified as baby-friendly. This is a wonderful first for the parish! Alexandria and Princess Margaret in St. Thomas are now the only two hospitals in Jamaica officially designated as baby-friendly. Being baby-friendly is about ensuring… Read more →←
The sun has retreated and it is a cool, moist day in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth. Over 30 young women are gathered for a unique retreat, hosted by Eve for Life. All of them are mentors, mentees and life coaches with one thing in common – they are all survivors of sexual abuse. Eve for Life works with these women, their partners and… Read more →←
When the result came back and it was positive, I looked at it but couldn’t cry – as my mother was right there; and I couldn’t tell her. Instead, I later told my big sister, she cried and I cried. When you get a result like that you don’t forget because at that time all you can think about is dying. It was 2015 when I got sick: no… Read more →←
My job is not an easy one! But I try. Many of my clients are in their early teenage years. Some of them are very withdrawn – after being told they are HIV positive they can feel helpless, like they’re stuck in a shell. When they first come to Eve for Life, many don’t want to associate with anyone; and others are angry. After a… Read more →←
Suicide. Not a word we want to associate with our young people. However, while adolescence is a time of life which can be exciting for many, it is also when young people are going through a lot of changes, asking questions of life and themselves. Stress factors such as extreme pressure to perform academically, bullying at school, and… Read more →←
all I feel is pain. pain. just agonizing turmoil. it’s like my insides were made from brutal sadness and pathetic despair. and it just swallows me up. but not really swallows, because it is me. it can’t swallow me because i am it. i am pain. and then it all goes away and i’m numb. non existent.. sometimes i want the pain… Read more →←
Over the loud hum of the air conditioner, Veena Chatani, a volunteer yoga instructor, is a facing a room full of young women. She is explaining some breathing exercises that they can use when they are feeling stressed, or overwhelmed. Her voice is soothing and measured. Then it is time for everyone to practice – eyes closed and… Read more →←
Children vulnerable to mosquitos Mosquitos simply refuse to leave us in Jamaica alone. During rainy season, between June and November, is of course their favourite time to breed. Come September and back-to-school, many children will find themselves in classrooms, some poorly ventilated, which make them even more vulnerable. It is… Read more →←
Having a child, I would say is a lot of responsibility. It’s no longer about you – it’s about your child and what’s good for him or her. Being an athlete no matter how exhausted you are from the training you are still training! Now while I’ve been pregnant there were times I did not take my prenatal vitamins because they made… Read more →←
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