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Cops fighting abuse - Police training communities to tackle gender-based and domestic violence

Published:Thursday | November 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMRoss Sheil

For almost 15 years, the Jamaica Constabulary Force has had an on-and-off gender and domestic violence prevention project. The project, dubbed the 'Domestic, Sexual & Gender-Based Violence Prevention Programme', has suffered from a lack of resources over the years...

 

Unleash our potential - youth advocate

Published:Thursday | November 26, 2015 | 12:00 AMRoss Sheil

Young Jamaicans are the most frequent victims of crime and, not surprisingly, also the most frequent perpetrators. This leads to significant stigma, especially for those young people from poorer communities...

Taking the church to the streets - The Street Pastors initiative, born in Jamaica, grown in the United Kingdom, and now back a yard

Published:Saturday | November 21, 2015 | 12:00 AMRoss Sheil, Contributor

As the world marks Youth Month, The Sunday Gleaner, in association with the World Bank, presents a series looking at the challenges and triumphs of the next generation of Jamaicans.Getting the congregation out on to the streets could be the most...

PMI pushes ... peace counterculture - Group identifies best practices to reduce violence

Published:Thursday | November 12, 2015 | 12:00 AMRoss Sheil, Contributor

As the world marks Youth Month, The Sunday Gleaner, in association with the World Bank, presents a series looking at the challenges and triumphs of the next generation of Jamaicans.The Peace Management Initiative (PMI) has, since its inception in...

‘Build back’ to stop crime - Grassroots groups could be the catalysts to end violence

Published:Wednesday | November 4, 2015 | 12:00 AMRoss Sheil

As the world marks Youth Month, The Sunday Gleaner, in association with the World Bank, presents a series looking at the challenges and triumphs of the next generation of Jamaicans.Community development work across Jamaica has taught Allan Bernard...

Parenting lessons needed - ‘Bad parents’ hurting youngsters in poor communities

Published:Thursday | October 29, 2015 | 12:00 AMRoss Sheil

As the world marks Youth Month, The Sunday Gleaner, in association with the World Bank, presents a series looking at the challenges and triumphs of the next generation of Jamaicans...

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