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Dwight Cooper, 13, photographed in Parade Gardens, Kingston where is a participant in the Unity and Peace (UP) programme run by UNICEF partner Fight for Peace

A story of winning, despite loss

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Dwight Cooper, aged 13, does not say much. Instead he leads other children through his actions. Their eyes following his movements, the taekwondo class shadows him step-by-step. Whenever a student makes a mistake, it does not prompt admonishment from Dwight. Instead his style is to pause the session, walk over and demonstrate the correct… Read more →←
Photograph of Children having fun and learning at the same time with Edusport by Fight for Peace in Parade Gardens, Kingston.

More Jamaican children learning the fun way with Edusport

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Smiling children are running left and right, bouncing off the walls inside a community centre in downtown Kingston, where energetic primary school students are enjoying ‘Edusport’, a games-based way of learning that is spreading across Jamaica. “This looks like it’s uncoordinated mayhem going on, but it’s not,” says their… Read more →←
Photograph of Team Courtney Greaves helping others on the streets of Kingston.

Free us Jamaican children from violence

Safety and justice

By Courtney Greaves

My name is Courtney Greaves, I am eight years old and I want to be that voice for children who are voiceless. I like to listen to the news and if I hear something about a child I just get a piece of paper and write it down and put in a poem form and I will let my mother video it so I won’t forget it. The other day there was a girl… Read more →←
Photograph of a child doing an exercise at a recent 'Bounce Back' session held in Kingston.

Helping children ‘Bounce Back’ from violence

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We have just arrived at a classroom in Denham Town, Kingston when an excited boy runs outside. Afew moments later he bolts back into the room, and soon after he is calmly leading a host of other young children in relaxation techniques. “Breathe deep!” he instructs, and everyone follows his lead – taking a long breath in and then… Read more →←
Jamaica Autism Support Association co-founder Kathy Chang holding a photograph of her son Kyle at a recent JASA parent support group meeting.

Children with autism are not less, they are somebody!

Lifelong learning

By Kathy Chang

In that photo, I am proud of my son Kyle and where we are. We made it to 17! That was on his birthday on March 17. I want to show off to the world that he has autism but he’s also a person – and he’s mine! Kyle was born in 2002, and four years later another autism parent and I started a support group to help other parents, which… Read more →←
Parent Nicola Francis holding a photograph of her twin sons Tegan and Taigan at a recent parent support group meeting held by the Jamaica Autism Support Association (JASA).

My twin sons are people first, their autism is second

Lifelong learning

By Nicola Francis

What you are looking at in this photo is a model of what love can do. An appreciation for the magnitude of their progress and the determination it took to get this far. Tegan and Taigan are 13. Tegan has severe autism, and Taigan is high functioning. Tegan is non-verbal. He’ll make simple sentences but for the most part he doesn’t… Read more →←
Lisa and Stephen Henderson holding a photograph of their son Sean, at a recent parent support group meeting held by the Jamaica Autism Support Association (JASA).

Children with autism: let their personalities shine through!

Lifelong learning

By Stephen and Lisa Henderson

This photo represents a significant milestone for our family: Sean who has autism recently turned 10 and just to see him smile into the camera was a big thing, because for the first five or six years he refused to make regular eye contact. So we had lots of photos of our first daughter but not many of him looking into the camera. Today… Read more →←
Photograph of Kenisha Williamson holding a photo of her son Adrian, at a recent parent support group meeting held by the Jamaica Autism Support Association (JASA).

This photo reminds me how much I love my autistic child

Lifelong learning

By Kenisha Williamson

My son Adrian has severe autism, and on a scale of 1 to 10 I would say I love him 11. I have a very soft spot for him because he’s a very loving person. Even when autism makes him get frustrated and angry, he will just touch my face and say, ‘Did I hurt you? I am so sorry.’ Those little things just melt your heart and you just… Read more →←
Photograph of 16-year-old Michael Bryan in his community of Thompson Pen in Spanish Town. He who was saved from gang life by UNICEF partner the Peace Management Initiative (PMI).

Transforming Young Lives in Thompson Pen

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Two years ago, 16-year-old Michael Bryan was caught up in a violent gang lifestyle, in the volatile community of Thompson Pen, Spanish Town where he had grown up. “As a young youth, if you did anything disrespectful to me, I was going to either hit you in your face or push my ratchet (knife) into you,” Michael admits. “That’s all… Read more →←
Joy Crawford Eve for Life Mentor Moms

Eve for Life marks 11 years empowering survivors of sexual violence

Health promotion

By Joy Crawford

Eleven years of Eve for Life is a time of real reflection. When we started on this journey, my co-founder Pat Watson and I, we were giving up the comfort of our careers because we knew this work had to be done. We could never have known that we would reach this far. We are at our Mentor Mom retreat as I write this, and on our special day… Read more →←

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