Courage to Speak’ Documentary - Jamaica

A 2016 National Study revealed that 1 in 4 women in Jamaica experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime and 1/5 of Jamaican women reported being sexually abused before reaching 18 years of age by friends or acquaintances (22.9 percent), strangers, and family members other than parents or siblings. Beyond this prevalence data, the numbers present stories of women and girls who are survivors of gender-based violence (GBV). By sharing their experiences, UN Women is supporting…

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UNiTE Caribbean Artist Nelly Stharre on Ending to Violence against Women through Music

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

UNiTE Caribbean artist Nelly Stharre of Dominica, shares on the special and important connections, artists have with their audiences to be effective advocates for the UN Secretary-General's UNiTE to End Violence Against Women Campaign. Nelly Stharre signed onto the campaign in 2010 having participated in a sensitisation workshop conducted by the then UNIFEM Caribbean Office. Engaging in advocacy even prior to her formal association with the campaign, Nelly uses the opportunities offered…

Caribbean Artist Alison Hinds Says NO to Violence against Women (UNiTE PSA)

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

This Public Service Announcement is one of several featuring Caribbean Artists "UNiTEing" to End Violence Against Women.In this PSA, Queen of Soca and Barbadian artist Alison Hinds explores the many roles she plays as a woman and calls for an end to violence against women. Hinds has achieved a number of firsts as a woman in her music career, including winning several music competitions during Barbados' annual Crop Over Festival and taking the genre to a new level. (Publisher:…

Caribbean Artist Destra Garcia Says NO to Violence against Women (UNiTE PSA)

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

This Public Service Announcement is one of several featuring Caribbean Artists "UNiTEing" to End Violence Against Women.In this PSA, renowned Trinidadian soca songstress and song writer Destra Garcia shares her thoughts as an artist and a mother on the importance of women empowering themselves and other women to combat violence against women. (Publisher: UNIFEM; Year of Release: 2010)

Soca Artist Mikey Says NO to Violence against Women (UNiTE PSA)

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

This Public Service Announcement is one of several featuring Caribbean Artists "UNiTEing" to End Violence Against Women.In this PSA, soca artist Mikey shares why he unites to end violence women.(Producers: UNiTE, UN Women; Year of Release: 2010)

Caribbean Artist Natahlee Says NO to Violence against Women (UNiTE PSA)

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

This Public Service Announcement is one of several featuring Caribbean Artists "UNiTEing" to End Violence Against Women.In this PSA, music artist Natahlee -- who has won several music awards in her native Barbados, across the Caribbean region and the U.S. -- reminds us that we are all created equal and have equal rights. (Producer: UNiTE, UN Women; Year of Release: 2010)

UN Women participates in One Billion Rising in Barbados

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

UN Women Barbados Acting Director Joan French delivers remarks at the One Billion Rising event in Barbados.

Jamaican Artists Renais Marshall and Lethal Say NO to Violence against Women (UNiTE PSA)

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

Jamaican Artists Renais Marshall and Lethal Say NO to Violence against Women (UNiTE PSA)

Caribbean Artists Indrani and Nelly Stharre Say NO to Violence against Women (UNiTE PSA)

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

This Public Service Announcement is one of several featuring Caribbean Artists "UNiTEing" to End Violence Against Women.In this PSA, Barbadian artist Indrani and Dominican Reggae Soul Queen Nelly Stharre perform an excerpt of one of Stharre's original songs to demonstrate the power of positive music to empower women and strengthen their inner power. (Producer: UNIFEM; Year of Release: 2010)

Soca Artist TC Says NO to Violence against Women (UNiTE PSA)

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

This Public Service Announcement is one of several featuring Caribbean Artists "UNiTEing" to End Violence Against Women.In this PSA, soca artist TC stresses the importance to unite and end violence against women.(Producer: UNiTE, UN Women; Year of Release: 2010)

Caribbean Artists Masud Sadiki and TC Say NO to Violence against Women (UNiTE PSA)

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

This Public Service Announcement is one of several featuring Caribbean Artists "UNiTEing" to End Violence Against Women.In this PSA, Caribbean artists Masud Sadiki and TC talk to each other about violence against women.(Producer: UNiTE, UN Women; Year of Release: 2010)

Caribbean Artists Kiokya Cruickshank & Patrice Roberts Say NO to Violence against Women (UNiTE PSA)

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

This Public Service Announcement is one of several featuring Caribbean Artists "UNiTEing" to End Violence Against Women.In this PSA, singer Kiokya Cruickshank, a native of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, together with soca artist Patrice Roberts, a Trinidad and Tobago national who has captured national and regional attention, encourage women to be strong and love themselves. (Producer: UNIFEM; Year of Release: 2010)

Interview with Sannia Sutherland, Director of Prevention for Jamaica's National HIV/STI Programme

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2014

Jamaica's national response to HIV needs to better address the challenges faced by vulnerable persons, according to Sannia Sutherland, the Director of Prevention for Jamaica's National HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infection Programme. Here she highlights the way that higher unemployment levels among women can disproportionately affect their ability to practice safe sex. As she explains, many must choose between buying food for their family, and buying a condom. With women/girls between…