Tagged: Jamaica

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

Safety and justice

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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 →←

Young coach uniting inner-city youth with martial arts

Safety and justice

By Damany Gayle

When I volunteered for Fight for Peace, I thought I was just going to be coaching taekwondo. But now I see that with sports you can change young people, and you can change their families. You can even change a community. Our Unity and Peace programme runs in six communities in Kingston, which can sometimes be in conflict with each other… Read more →←
Photo of Tavoy Miller representing Fight for Peace and Jamaica in Chile at a recently held youth conference.

At seventeen, living my best life teaching other youths

Safety and justice

By Tavoy Miller

When I was younger, I was always on the road getting into trouble and my parents getting complaints. To be honest, when I joined Fight for Peace in 2017 it was because I wanted to fight. But boxing has allowed me to see something else: that I actually have something inside me, some potential. Being at Fight for Peace, winning fights and… Read more →←
Photo of Cameron Campbell representing the Peace Management Initiative (PMI), and Tavoy Miller, Fight for Peace attending the First Regional Dialogue of Latin America and the Caribbean ‘On the Road to Equality’: 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, held in Santiago Chile, November 27-29, 2018.

From being expelled to representing Jamaica abroad

Safety and justice

By Cameron Campbell

Being kicked out of school, sitting at home with nothing to do, showed me the importance of education. I was going through a rough patch. I had issues at home, self-esteem issues, and having no one to talk to about my stress made it worse. After I was expelled I spoke with the guidance counsellor and was hopeful about showing that I… Read more →←
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 →←

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