Gender-based violence and the young Jamaican woman

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I wrote recently about the Caribbean Observatory on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, based in Antigua. According to their CEO, the group “continues to work with partners, CSOs, state entities to critically address the linkages between gender-based violence (GBV) and SRHR with the aim of transforming the environment, including the engagement of men and boys as change agents.” If you are interested in contacting the Caribbean Observatory, their email is: advocomms.cfpa@gmail.com or Whatsapp (868) 294-8470, and follow them on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

On Tuesday, October 25 at 4:30 p.m. (Jamaican time, 5:30 p.m. EST) the organisation will launch its Virtual Knowledge Platform on Zoom. This comprises an interactive website that uses a database, country profiles, dashboards, blogs, multimedia and factsheets that will serve as avenues to convey information on human rights agreements, policies related to SRHR/Gender based violence issues, advocacy and tracking progress in the region. The website…

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