Reports

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Stress Test: The Impact of the Pandemic on Domestic and Community Violence

The COVID-19 pandemic and response have wrought widespread changes in employment levels, household income, measures for keeping children safe, and daily life at the household and community level. Globally there are indications that the pandemic has led to an increase in certain types of violence. Given Jamaica’s pervasive violence problem, this trend raises concerns, and so ascertaining what impact…

Researchers:
Jenny Jones
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Come Mek Wi Hol Yuh Han:The Components of an Effective Social Safety Net for Jamaica
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Monique Graham
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Fix the Village: Governance and Accountability for Children in State
This report examines the quality of state care for children in Jamaica. It focuses on the role that governance plays in the development and implementation of policies and programmes whose stated aim is to promote the best interests of children in need of care and protection. Consistent with many other low-resourced countries, Jamaica does not have a robust governance structure to coordinate and…
Researchers:
Leanne Levers, PhD
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Coming to Terms: The Social Cost of Unequal Access to Safe Abortions
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The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Jamaican Children
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Following the Money: Transparency and Oversight in the Government Budget Process in Jamaica
Researchers:
Reyna Samuels , Monique Graham
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Who am I? The People Dem NIDS
Researchers:
Monique Graham
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The Economic and Societal Costs of Sexuality Based Discrimination in Jamaica

Any country which wants to maximize the productivity of its workforce, and to harness the full potential of its people towards economic growth and development, must proactively reduce or eliminate discrimination against groups of people who are excluded from full participation as a result of that discrimination.

In Jamaica, where discrimination against LGBT people is rife and amply…

Researchers:
Saramaria Virri
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Closed for Business: Barriers to Women’s Entrepreneurship in Jamaica
Researchers:
Mikiela Gonzales
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Guns Out: The Splintering of Jamaica’s Gangs
Researchers:
Joanna Callen
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Scamming, Gangs, and Violence in Montego Bay
Researchers:
Diana Thorburn, Joanna Callen, Herbert Gayle, Laura Koch
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Zero Murders: Searching for Lessons from Two Decades of Anti-Violence Interventions in August Town
Researchers:
Diana Thorburn, Joanna Callen, Laura Koch, Janet Beasse