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

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…

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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…

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