Category: Development

Mainstreaming rights in community work

November 2009 is the month I turned 30–quite a milestone–It was the most hectic that I can recall in years. I was engaged in research on HIV prevention for Jamaican youth and very busy traveling across the Jamaica, visiting five Social Development Commission (SDC) offices to deliver key human rights materials, as part of the thrust to mainstream human rights (HR) in the everyday work of SDC community development officers.

Tuesday December 8th, 2009 in Development, Health | No Comments »

Securing our Future: Lessons in HIV Prevention

Improving and increasing actions on HIV prevention for girls and young women in Jamaica is critical because, “women are not only being infected with HIV more frequently than men, they are becoming infected at a younger age. The numbers of new infections peak among women between the ages 15 and 25 years, while for men this peak occurs a decade later, between 25 and 35 years old.”

Friday December 4th, 2009 in Advocacy and Networking, Development, Health | 1 Comment »
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