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Why November 19 is a historic day for Jamaican children

Why November 19 is a historic day for Jamaican children

Safety and justice

By Emprezz Golding

“Mi waan dead di man who dead mi modda.” A two-year-old boy said that. Can you imagine? Children in Jamaica today have so much on their minds to deal with. And now, for the first time in Jamaican history our children will be getting their chance to stand up and speak in Parliament, for a Special Session on Violence against… Read more →←
Photograph of Joel Campbell from Fight for Peace photographed in his community of Trench Town in Kingston.
Being that one positive thing for youth like me 

Being that one positive thing for youth like me 

Safety and justice

By Joel Campbell

Born and raised in Trench Town, I’ve seen that my community, more than anything, needs to be led on a path of peace and love, and it starts with the youths.  Whether it’s my friends or other youth in the community, I try to teach them the beauty of virtuous living. I try to enlighten them about the things they may be participating… Read more →←
Photograph of Oneil Nelson from Fight for Peace
Using my data skills in the fight against violence

Using my data skills in the fight against violence

Safety and justice

By Oneil Nelson

I am what they called ‘unattached youth’, and I can count on my fingers, toes and teeth the persons who have told me that I will never amount to anything. But it is because of my experiences that I have reached where I have. I joined Fight for Peace two years ago when I was 17 years-old. First, I was a part of the boxing and the book… Read more →←
Standing on the spot in Denham Town, Kingston where his friends were killed, Omarley Dennie chose not to retaliate. Instead Omarley has left behind his gang past and become a Violence Interrupter (VI) with the Peace Management Initiative (PMI).
My journey from gang leader to violence interrupter

My journey from gang leader to violence interrupter

Safety and justice

By Omarley ‘Neily Blacks’ Dennie

I’ve been involved in badness since I was 11 years old, when I had my little ‘one pop’ (single shot gun). When the Peace Management Initiative (PMI) first approached me I never took it seriously, because I was making too much money on the streets leading a gang here in Denham Town.  But just three of us are left from a crew of… Read more →←
Photograph of Sabrina Spencer and Teshawn Jones participating in Taekwondo training with Fight for Peace in Parade Gardens, Kingston
Fight for Peace is making me a leader in my community

Fight for Peace is making me a leader in my community

Safety and justice

By Sabrina Spencer

People at school are always surprised when I tell them I do taekwondo with Fight for Peace. But now I have a green belt and I help coach! What I really like about it is learning self-defense. You can protect yourself on the road like a lot of times I have to use it at my school, Camperdown High School. Students that are bigger than me… Read more →←
Photograph of Shaneile Hall, a member of the Children’s Advisory Panel (CAP) of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA).
Being in state care made me stronger

Being in state care made me stronger

Safety and justice

By Shaneille Hall

I feel good in myself when I can sit down and listen to someone who has a similar experience to me being in state care. Because what I have been through I can literally say to them – “I am you!” Yet, when I was going through those experiences I could not even imagine that I would be alive today, because I did have a lot of suicidal… Read more →←
Photograph of Christopher Harper
My life journey to protect Jamaican children and youth

My life journey to protect Jamaican children and youth

Safety and justice

By Christopher Harper

In 2017, a 17-year-old student named Mickolle Moulton was murdered. The outrage was intense, and the pain was profound. Her family, friends, teachers and those who wished to pay their respects gathered for a candlelight vigil in her honour. Despite the general atmosphere of sadness, the vigil was one that celebrated her life,… Read more →←
Mentor for youth in correctional facilities, Jerome Palmer, photographed at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona where he is currently studying for a BSc in international relations.
From ‘bad’ student to a leader and mentor

From ‘bad’ student to a leader and mentor

Safety and justice

By Jerome Palmer

I was raised in West Kingston. Growing up where I did, I soon realised as a child that you got more support being deviant than being good. Good people treated you badly, and friends who were doing bad things also treated you badly. For any child who’s trying to be good in the middle of all that, life is going to be lonely. Most of my… Read more →←
Photograph of a Child in a Jamaican orphanage.
The ‘orphan’ whose family finally found her 

The ‘orphan’ whose family finally found her 

Safety and justice

By Karen

For years, I thought I had no one, and believed that my mother abandoned me at a bus stop when I was six years old. Now, a month ago, I finally found my family. Here I am on the phone speaking to this woman 26 years later, having had all that as the truth in my mind, and after all those years alone in state care. Here we are talking on… Read more →←
Photograph of Fight for Peace coach Akino Lindsay in Parade Gardens, downtown Kingston.
World champ coaching for a cause

World champ coaching for a cause

Safety and justice

By Akino Lindsay

I coach at Fight for Peace teaching youths martial arts as a way to get them to exert some energy and aggression that might be pent up in them throughout the day. Taekwondo is my passion and even though at 24 I have now been a world champion four times, my real passion is for coaching. I lost my father to violence at age 5. So, for… Read more →←
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Lifelong learning

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

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.

Health promotion

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

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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