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‘My mother tells me I’m walking dead because I have HIV’

Health promotion

By Alicia

Young women and girls who are HIV positive are often victims of repeat victimisation. Many were sexually abused as children, and were shunned after trying to name their abusers, who are often family members. For them, stigma against persons living with HIV is one more thing to overcome. Alicia (alias), shares her story below about… Read more →←
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Youth & U-Report: Don’t talk about us, without us

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Most – if not all – conversations in Jamaica about youth exclude them from the discussion. Launching U-Report Jamaica recently gave me a “wow” moment:  I realised this is finally a chance for youth to take charge of the narrative and start their own conversations.  More than 1,300 young people have already signed up to become… Read more →←
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All Jamaican mothers deserve baby-friendly hospitals

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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 →←
Effortville Primary School

Effortville Primary: a safe haven, and a place for STARS

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Usually when I arrive at school, there are about five or six students who are waiting for me at my office door. Oftentimes they start unloading even before I open up. Most times my breakfast is left uneaten. Effortville Primary is their safe haven; the place where they can enjoy their childhood without fear. After traumatic events of the… Read more →←
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What if all Jamaican hospitals were baby-friendly?

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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 →←
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Helping Jamaican children fight for a better future

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Fight for Peace doesn’t teach children to fight. It uses combat sports as a way to channel their energies, to instill discipline and values; and help them escape the violence in their communities. To do so effectively – to do so safely – it’s vital that when a child enters the programme, they have a clear understanding what it is… Read more →←
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A happy space for Jamaican children to play and learn

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Imagine you’re a child. Now imagine if you had a chance to go to a place of natural beauty to be yourself: to play, learn and be safe. The Breds Foundation now offers that unique space for children in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, and surrounding communities. Over several years, the Foundation has developed the expansive Treasure… Read more →←
Christopher Harper UNICEF Jamaica U-Report Coordinator

#FacesOfUNICEF: A new chance for young people’s voices to matter

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Message JOIN to @ureportjamaica on Facebook Messenger to sign up! Christopher Harper joined us recently as our National U-Report Coordinator. Jamaica will be the first Caribbean country to launch U-Report — a free tool that gives young people a way of sharing their views via weekly polls they respond to via their favourite social media… Read more →←
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Helping students to focus on values, not violence

Lifelong learning

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One of the first arrests in the St. James State of Emergency was a 15-year-old boy. He was arrested in connection with several murders and shootings. Ten years ago, he would have been just five years old. Back then, his photo would not have been a mugshot, but perhaps a cherubic child in primary school uniform. Sadly, it is likely that… Read more →←

Psychological first aid: helping youths survive and thrive

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Teaching youths to take a step back, to step away from violent situations is what ‘Psychological first aid’ (PFA) is about. It’s part of what our partners at Fight for Peace are using to help inner city youths here in Kingston. Johannesburg, South Africa, is a city where youth face similar challenges. Visiting from that city… Read more →←

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