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Group photo in front of Papine wall

Papine High rises up against gender-based violence

Spotlight Initiative project raises awareness of gender-based violence among teachers, students and parents

Minister Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (centre); Alando Terrelonge, State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (centre right); and members of the Jamaica Film & Television Association who produced the “Spotlight Shorts JA" short films, produced under the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, attending the premiere held at the Palace New Kingston Drive-In on Sunday December 5, 2001.

08 December 2021

Ministry of Culture welcomes Spotlight Shorts world premiere

Four powerful short films based on real-life experiences of survivors of gender-based violence

Absolute Power: A woman recounts the harrowing tale of how she managed to defeat her narcissistic and abusive lover and co-worker who terrorized her in her late 20s.

16 November 2021

“Spotlight Shorts JA” films to explore real stories of surviving gender-based violence

Coordinated by JAFTA and UNICEF under the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative

Ricardo Brown and his family

I help parents prevent family violence

Taught to discipline by beating as a child, Ricardo's view changed the day a younger brother threatened to kill him in revenge.

Photograph of Eve for Life Mentor Mom Stacy-Ann Stone counselling one of her mentees.

25 November 2020

Helping victims confront their abuse

Mentoring young women and girls for Eve for Life, Stacy-Ann Stone also uses tele-counselling to change behaviour among their abusers.

Joy Crawford, co-founder of Eve for Life, speaking to singer Romain Virgo (centre) and his manager Nicko Brown, after donating a portion of revenue from sales of the song Dutty Man to the organisation.

‘Daddy, your bredrin molest me’

A couple months ago, our Survivor Mentors were doing a talk at a school when a tween girl revealed that she too had been molested.

Teshae Silvera, then aged 10, and Romain Virgo performing 'Dutty Man' at Reggae Sumfest in 2019.

What Dutty Man taught me as a daddy

Learning from young collaborator Teshae to understand the pain of girls who have been sexually abused