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Blog post
01 February 2023
For Every Child, Safe Spaces to Play, Live and Learn
How play provides opportunities for children to learn and develop
Photo of Angela Weir
Blog post
02 November 2022
Prioritising good mental health among adolescents
Adolescence is typically a time of emotional highs and lows and this can be difficult for teens and their caregivers
Albert Town High students
Blog post
19 October 2022
Making a positive impact on the school culture
After schools reopened for full face-to-face learning in September, school leaders from Albert Town High in Trelawny shared their experience
Ree-Anna Robinson, UNICEF Youth Advocate and member of UNICEF Jamaicaā€™s U-Report Youth Council, speaks on the theme of mental health and schools, under the title ā€˜Promoting and protecting learnersā€™ mental health and psychosocial well-being in schools and learning environments: an urgent call to action for world leaders and donorsā€™ at UNICEF Headquarters in New York on September 20, 2022.
Blog post
28 September 2022
Make schools safe: physically and mentally
U-Report Youth Council member See-Anna spoke on behalf of Jamaican students at the Transforming Education Summit in New York City.
Child showing a front of package warning labels on a packet of biscuits
Blog post
29 August 2022
How front-of-package warning labels can protect our health
Sharing information for local and regional advocates to learn about experiences from other countries
Mona Heights students are holding their favorite fruits and saying 'we love fruits'.
Blog post
22 August 2022
My old primary school gets five stars for healthiness!
Mona Heights Primary doing great work to provide a school environment that demonstrates positive healthy nutrition and physical activity.
Group photo in front of Papine wall
Blog post
04 May 2022
Papine High rises up against gender-based violence
Spotlight Initiative project raises awareness of gender-based violence among teachers, students and parents
Jamaica 0000067
Blog post
24 February 2022
Making taxpayer dollars count more for children
A new project to help ensure taxpayer funds are used more effectively to deliver improved outcomes for Jamaican children.
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.
Blog post
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 Childrenā€™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.
Blog post
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.