by JFJAdmin | Jul 14, 2016 | Child Rights, Safety and Justice, Issues, Policy and Advocacy
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) welcomes the announcement by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to review the government’s support for foster parents and implement improved monitoring measures.[i] While public announcements are easy to make, only their...
by JFJAdmin | Nov 9, 2014 | Child Rights, Safety and Justice
There has been a significant amount of misrepresentation, speculation, implication, half truths and untruths concerning the project ‘ Healthy Sexual Growth and Development in Marginalised Youth: Rights, Responsibilities and Life Skills.’ The Jamaicans for Justice...
by JFJAdmin | Jun 16, 2014 | Child Rights, Safety and Justice
Friday, June13, 2014, Kingston, Jamaica – JFJ has been conducting educational training in youth environments for the last 10 years. JFJ approached six private residential child care facilities with the programme outline and content. Administrators and their...
by JFJAdmin | Jun 12, 2014 | Child Rights, Safety and Justice, Education and Outreach, Impact & Initiatives
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has been advocating for improvements in the situation of children in state care for over a decade. The focus has primarily been on lobbying both locally and internationally for changes in policy, legislation and implementation. The...
by JFJAdmin | May 22, 2014 | Child Rights, Safety and Justice, Issues, Policy and Advocacy
Thursday, May 22, 2014, Kingston, Jamaica – To the families who lost seven daughters and to the girls who endured immeasurable anguish during the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Center tragedy five years ago, there is nothing that will fill the hole in your hearts on...
