Tagged: Jamaica

Sashoy Bewry, student at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMC), poses next to her work.

I made this to show how culture sets Jamaica apart

Safety and justice

By Sashoy Bewry

Sashoy Bewry placed first in the United Nations Jamaica Art for Human Rights visual arts competition open to students at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2018. Culture is something that sets us apart as Jamaicans, coming… Read more →←
Sasha-Kay Hinds

That’s his twin in the shadow who was shot dead

Safety and justice

By Sasha-Kay Hinds

Sasha-Kay Hinds placed second in the United Nations Jamaica Art for Human Rights visual arts competition open to students at Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA), held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 2018. I was in grade nine when the Tivoli Gardens incursion… Read more →←
Photograph of Rhyim Roach walking to school at Holy Family Primary in Parade Gardens, Kingston, a school supported by UNICEF partner Fight for Peace. He has since graduated and entered high school.

Back to school after losing a parent to violence

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It was the summer before Rhyim Roach’s final year of primary school. What was supposed to be Rhyim’s last long vacation holiday, including a country trip to go fishing with his father before the stressful GSAT exams, suddenly became anything but peaceful. A thoughtful boy, the shooting death of his father is ever-present in his… Read more →←
Charles young end violence in schools manifesto South Africa Unicef

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

Lifelong learning

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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 Brittany Bailey, aged 7 years old, who has countless abilities and one day wants to be a doctor. She also has arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC).

My daughter has a disability, and she is the most amazing gift!

Lifelong learning

By Simone Lewis

“They should show us more love and respect and help us more, especially on the road and in school, and stop making fun of us! Because that’s what makes me feel sad, when other children tease me saying how I cannot walk.” That’s my daughter Brittany, who is seven years old. She has arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC),… Read more →←
Photograph of Emprezz Golding making new friends during the ‘Month of Play’, held by her organisation Talk Up Yout during the month of November.

Pickney can play without a smartphone!

Lifelong learning

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Have you ever just stopped for a second and really noticed how some things have changed since you were a child? I don’t know, maybe it’s just me, but I really have. I’ve noticed how a lot of things have been changed by technology, most specifically the smartphones in our hands. We really love our smartphones, don’t we? I also… Read more →←
Photograph of Shannique Bowden at the Global Conference on Primary Health Care (PHC) in Astana, Kazakhstan

Seeking a healthier future for Jamaican youth

Health promotion

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Whenever I think of healthcare, three things readily come to mind – affordability, access and quality. As a young person in Jamaica, accessing healthcare comes with its challenges. Many young persons, irrespective of their status, struggle with accessing affordable and quality health services, particularly relating to sexual and… Read more →←
Photograph of Christopher Harper meeting students at Camperdown High School in Kingston during a series of school tours by Talk Up Yout/UNICEF to support the launch of U-Report in Jamaica on May 22, 2017.

Young nation builder Chris Harper: it is my duty to be there for young people

Lifelong learning

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I saw a sign recently that read: “If you want something you’ve never had, you have to do something you’ve never done.” 2018 has definitely been my year of getting things done. I launched U-Report in Jamaica, was awarded a Chevening scholarship to pursue my Masters of Law in Human Rights Law, and am now the proud… Read more →←
Photograph of Cheyenne Lester, Fight for Peace Social Worker for the community of Parade Gardens in Kingston

See me through my eyes, and not my disability

Lifelong learning

By Cheyenne Lester

I like what just happened. When you looked at me and started talking, you saw me the person first, and not my disability. It helps, because growing up as a child, persons would see what the challenge is, and not how to fix it. I am visually impaired, and mostly it’s people who affect my life – the challenges and the limitations they… 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

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 →←

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