Category: Jamaican Poverty

Building Playgrounds for Inner-city Cohesiveness

If you visit Jamaican rural and inner-city communities you will notice an absence of properly equipped playgrounds for children. The typical social space in the average community is comprised of a football field, suited with a cricket pitch and a club house, where community meetings are facilitated. A space where children and the young at [...]

Sex Work: A Source of Income for Many Poor Jamaicans

Finding meaningful employment that can pay the bills and help to address the socioeconomic needs of many of Jamaica’s poor is often times elusive. For many young women, sex work has become a saving grace enabling them to meet the financial needs of self and family members. Although sex work is scoffed at by many [...]

Friday December 19th, 2008 in Health, Jamaican Poverty | 1 Comment »
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