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| JAMAICAN PROGRAMME |
Young Jamaicans, from children to young adults, who are currently living in poverty face a bleak future without specifically targeted support. Literacy, job skills, self-esteem, social skills, supportive families and communities, and responsive community organizations are all required for this vulnerable population to be able to break out of the cycle of poverty and develop their capacity for improving their situations and contributing positively to the larger Jamaican society. Jamaican Self-Help strives to provide immediate support to Jamaicans in specific urban and rural high-need communities in an effort to break the cycle of poverty and reverse the current trends of youth involvement in crime, violence, and other self and socially destructive activities. Using past experience of Jamaican Self-Help and its Jamaican partners for guidance, and following the indications of Jamaican government and non-government research and initiatives, the Jamaican Self-Help programme for 2006-2009:
S-Corner Clinic and Community Development Organization S-Corner Clinic and Community Development Organization's mission is to 'enable the people of Bennet Lands though active self-help, economic activities and programmes of heath, education, sanitation and community mobilization to transform their lives and make their community one of which they can be proud.' Recently their focus is towards youth and JSH is supporting many youth-oriented activities in this 3-year period. Activities Include:
St. Anne's promotes community development and social justice in the West Kingston area through various activities for youth, women and those in need of care. Chronic poverty, illiteracy and very high levels of unemployment have eroded most social institutions: family, school, health care and justice. The programmes that are carried out by St. Anne's give individuals the chance for self-improvement, and establish the area as a "safe" place for growth and development. This in turn brings more stability to the area, decreasing violence and opening opportunities for a more "ordinary" life. Activities Include:
The St. Patrick's Foundation provides the surrounding communities with access to skills training, health programmes, and forms of remedial activities through its five centres. St. Margaretfs Human Resource Centre aims to address the problem of unemployment and improvement in overall education for the community of Olympic Gardens and its environs through skill training, remedial education and provision of library facilities that would not otherwise be available to inner city youth. St. Margaretfs has renewed its efforts to reach out and involve community members, as volunteer leaders in the Centre and role models for the students. Their parenting programme will continue with an emphasis on including both mothers and fathers. Activities Include:
St. Peter Claver Primary School is located within an inner-city community of Kingston. This school accommodates approximately 1000 students between the ages of 6 and 11. The institution strives to serve both the educational needs of the population, as well as community development of the area. Poverty leads to crime and violence in the community, and a variety of barriers for children to attend school and achieve success. To address these issues, St. Peter Claver Primary School has implemented several extra- curricular programmes including music, arts, and physical education, to attract children to attend school regularly and to build the social and personal skills necessary to achieve academically. As well, St. Peter Claver School recognizes the need for parental support and participation, and therefore builds parenting skills and involves parents more directly in the educational process of their children. Activities Include:
St. Pius is located in West Kingston, where young women and men from the surrounding community face a number of barriers to employment - their home address alone will often bar them from jobs. Many women therefore opt for the "quick fix" of becoming pregnant (in attempt to gain child support), and both men and women must accept low-paying, unstable employment. By offering training and certification in the skills of Cosmetology, Food and Nutrition (catering), and Clothing and Textiles, the Centre prepares women and men for employment. This programme also incorporates literacy and life skills training to ensure that graduates are able to apply for work, and maintain their positions. Activities Include:
Annotto Bay is located on the northeast coast of Jamaica and is in the parish of St. Mary. This small rural community of 10,000 people is considered one of the poorest in Jamaica. Because the poverty is high and employment opportunities are scarce for illiterate people, the focus of this project is on literacy training and support for primary level children and young adults. Activities Include:
Capacity Building/Replication/Tours Jamaican Self-Help will focus on the following approaches to capacity-building:
GLOBAL EDUCATION JSH is a small, community-based organization. It benefits from a strong and committed volunteer base; many current volunteers made their first connection to the organization through participation in global education activities such as the youth awareness trips to Jamaica or attending a workshop or speaker's presentation. JSH offers a range of options for Canadians to learn about global issues and increase their understanding of Canadian international development. Activities Include:
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