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New UNICEF study calls for support for children in conflict with the law
BRIDGETOWN – 23 April 2025, – Adults in the Eastern Caribbean see children who come into conflict with the law as young people in need of care, support, and protection, a new UNICEF report has found. This is one of the key findings from a wide-ranging study commissioned by UNICEF and conducted by the Caribbean De...
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UNICEF report reveals strong support for rehabilitation of children in conflict with the law in the Eastern Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN – 23 April 2025, – Adults in the Eastern Caribbean see children who come into conflict with the law as young people in need of care, support, and protection, a new UNICEF report has found. This is one of the key findings from the wide-ranging study commissioned by UNICEF and conducted by the Caribbean D...
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Re-advertisement: UNICEF seeking Social & Behaviour Change Officer
Social & Behaviour Change Officer, NO-1, Fixed Term, Bridgetown, Barbados #122477, , Job no:, 578613, Contract type:, Fixed Term Appointment, Duty Station:, Bridgetown, Level:, NO-1, Location:, Eastern Caribbean, Categories:, Social and Behavior Change UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to s...
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UNICEF hosts Social and Behaviour Change Communication training for key stakeholders
Castries, Saint Lucia, - UNICEF Eastern Caribbean recently facilitated a transformative two-day Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Communication Training for representatives from the Ministry of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs, alongside other key stakeholders. The training aimed to enhance the skills and knowl...
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Young Barbadian cricketers meet England stars at "Cricket for Good" clinic
Bridgetown, Barbados, - Over 50 children from four Barbadian primary schools got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from and interact with international cricket stars from the England Cricket Team. The event, held at the historic Kensington Oval, was part of the Cricket for Good programme, a UNICEF and Inte...
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Children in Antigua and Barbuda are protecting themselves from infectious diseases
26 September 2023, Antigua and Barbuda - , Children in Antigua and Barbuda are learning how to protect themselves from infectious diseases through a UNICEF and USAID supported campaign launched this week. The Ministry of Health and The Environment in collaboration with the Central Board of Health launched “GERM B...
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Campaign launched to protect against infectious diseases over summer festivals
Bridgetown, Barbados, 4 August 2023, The Ministry of Health and Wellness, Barbados, through support from USAID and UNICEF has collaborated with ten-time calypso monarch - Barbados' Cultural Ambassador Dr. The Honourable Stedson Wiltshire (RPB) to promote their implementation of Infection, Prevention and Control ca...
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When Your Child Misbehaves
Positive discipline is a method of teaching appropriate behaviour by interacting with children in a kind but firm manner. Caregivers who use positive discipline aim to prevent behaviour problems before they start. They help their children to behave appropriately through teaching, routines, understanding and suppor...
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Growing what we eat and eating what we grow: Students lead the way in Grenada
Growing what we eat and eating what we grow: Students lead the way in Grenada, Grenada, December 2022., “Planting was fun for me! We planted guava, cherry, golden apple, mango and pear trees and a flower. I really enjoyed the day!” Anaiah Phillip, a lively 11-year-old attending the Woburn Methodist School in Grenada is one of a number of children across the country who have taken part in a literally groundbreaking UNICEF-supported project to…, N...
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Smoothies and BMIs in Antigua and Barbuda
Smoothies and BMIs in Antigua and Barbuda, For 16-year-old Micah Thomas, head girl of Glanvilles Secondary School, Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, has learned a lot about health and nutrition recently after a school visit by a UNICEF-supported interactive health caravan aiming to promote behaviour change in adolescents. Micah joined more than 50 students at Glanvilles who…
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The effects of training and sensitisation on positive behaviour management
With Positive Behaviour Management (PBM) school can become a supportive environment where alternative forms of discipline are promoted. This is part of the Effective Schools Framework, a key strategy promoted by UNICEF. UNICEF has supported the Ministry of Education in training teachers in PBM and a survey was car...
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The effects of training and sensitisation on positive behaviour management
With Positive Behaviour Management (PBM) school can become a supportive environment where alternative forms of discipline are promoted. This is part of the Effective Schools Framework, a key strategy promoted by UNICEF. UNICEF has supported the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports in training teachers i...