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Juvenile centres receive J$1.9 million technological support from UNICEF

Juvenile centres receive J$1.9 million technological support from UNICEF

Follows earlier donation of nebulizers for asthmatic children and personal protective equipment

Special Olympics Jamaica athlete Kadian Ingleton

Special Olympics infographics

Developed to help their athletes stay healthy during COVID-19

Students sit under a tree to use the internet while observing the recommended social distance at Little Bay Primary and Infant school. On Monday, September 7,2020. Little Bay is a mainly fishing community located in the parish of Westmoreland, the western end of the island of Jamaica. An online programme for teachers supported by UNICEF aims to improve remote learning best practices on the island, where schools were closed due to COVID-19. The pandemic put the spotlight on inequities in the local education

Education on hold

Across the region, the prolonged closure of schools means that 137 million boys and girls continue to miss out on their education

Minister of Labour & Social Security, Karl Samuda, (right) and Mariko Kagoshima, UNICEF Jamaica Country Representative (left) sign $40m grant funding partnership agreement to boost PATH Programme.

PATH Gets Big Boost From UNICEF

$40m to support most vulnerable families cope with the impact of COVID-19.

The Private Sector Organisation Of Jamaica (PSOJ) in partnership with UNICEF and the Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the launch of a National Child Helpline. Seated from left are: Mariko Kagoshima, UNICEF Jamaica Country Representative; Diahann Gordon Harrison, Children’s Advocate and Greta Bogues, Interim CEO, PSOJ. Looking on are, from left, Ytske van Winden, International Child Protection Consultant, UNICEF; Latoya Minott-Hall, Public Education and Special

PSOJ partner with OCA, UNICEF to launch children's helpline

Providing a safe space for persons aged under-18 affected by COVID-19

Nurse demonstrates to a mother how to correctly hold and breastfeed her newborn daughter

Exclusive breastfeeding in COVID-19 still baby's healthiest start in life

First vaccine, best source of nutrition, and bolsters brain development

Kayon Haughton and her son Dontree aged 2 in their community of Parade Gardens in Kingston.

COVID-19 household survey preliminary results

Insights on the impact of COVID-19 on Jamaican households, including detrimental effects on the health, education and protection of children.

Kayon Haughton and her son Dontree aged 2 in their community of Parade Gardens in Kingston.

UNICEF study reveals impact of COVID-19 challenges on children and families in Jamaica

Representative survey of just over 500 households with children gathered between June and August

These children were among those in Annotto Bay and Dover, St. Mary to receive educational kits in the latest distribution for young children in previously quarantined communities to help them keep learning at home during COVID-19 pandemic.

FFP partners with UNICEF to donate 1,100 educational kits to children

Helping small children keep learning at home in communities previously quarantined due to COVID-19

One Love Album Artwork Bob Marley UNICEF Jamaica COVID0-19

Marley family releases reimagined One Love single worldwide in support of UNICEF

Marley family releases reimagined One Love single worldwide in support of UNICEF