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Photograph of Damoie Byfield, age 17, together with his sister 'Chia' at home in the community of South Side, Kingston.

15 September 2021

My life without school

Facing learning loss, the impact of COVID-19 and constant violence, Damoie, age 17, wants to get back to school.

Jahkimea's nieces and nephews are among 120,000 Jamaican children without access to education since March 2020.

Filling in as a teacher to help my family

Jahkimea Bailey's nieces and nephews are among 120,000 Jamaican children without access to education since March 2020.

Students sit under a tree to use the internet while observing the recommended social distance at Little Bay Primary and Infant school.

Giving a voice to children in this pandemic

The winner of the UNICEF Award for Excellence in Reporting on Children’s Rights at the 2020 Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) Awards reflects upon...

Photograph of Damoie Byfield, aged 16, at a community centre where he receives mentoring under the UNICEF/Peace Management Initiative (PMI) Behavioural Mentorship Programme, near to his home in Kingston, Jamaica.

21 December 2020

Mentorship helps schoolboy escape violence

From school suspensions to running for his life, how mentorship is now helping Damoie, 16, realise his potential in life.

Minister of Education Youth and Information, Hon Fayval Williams, United Nations Children’s Fund Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima, other officials and children greet each other during an online session held Thursday, December 3 in observance of the International Day for People with Disabilities. The meeting was held to check-in on some of the 534 special needs students who received tablets donated by UNICEF.

08 December 2020

Checking-in with children with disabilities

We wanted to learn from children with special needs about how they're progressing using tablets donated by UNICEF.

Photograph of Terri-Karelle Reid (centre), UNICEF U-Report Youth Council member Danielle Mullings (left) and National Secondary Schools Council (NSSC) representative Isheba Cornwall (second right), with students at a FLOW Foundation Safer Internet Day event at Merl Grove High School.

27 February 2020

How I’ve created a safe space online

I do not come across negativity on my social media. I’m sure you are asking why that happens and, I hope, ‘How can I do that, or show my children how?’