Public Policy & Community Outreach

CARIBBEAN CHILDREN IN STATE CARE AND WHY CONTEXT MATTERS

ONLINE DISCUSSION

Join the Women and Development Unit (WAND) as we partner with the UWI Museum and our sister Unit in the CSDR, UWI OpenCampus, the Social Work Training and Research Centre, for an online panel discussion on Caribbean Children in State Care and why context matters. Context matters in understanding how systems operate and the possible interventions are made to transform Caribbean society of which are supposed to be central. What does this look like for children in state care?

This is Panel 1 of a 3-part seminar series organised by the UWI Museum and will be held on April 21, 1 pm AST.

The series will provide snap shots exploring the diverse contexts that have shaped the experiences of Caribbean Children in state care, the policy responses of Caribbean governments and the interventions of practitioners and researchers to understanding the changing relationship between Caribbean children and Caribbean state.

Panel 1 will be streamed live from UWI Museum's Facebook page and features Dr Shani Roper (Curator, UWI Museum), Ms Taitu Heron (Head/Development Specialist, WAND UWI Open Campus), Ms Cerita Buchanan (Head, SWTRC), and Prof. Julie Meeks (Director, Graduate Studies and Research, UWI Open Campus).

Learners, development practitioners, change makers, policy makers and planners, researchers, lovers of knowledge, and advocates of children's rights and anyone in between... see you there!

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT SINCE COVID? ADDRESSING BIASES AND FINDING SOLUTIONS IN CARIBBEAN EDUCATION

ONLINE PUBLIC FORUM

Join us Thursday, March 10 @ 6 pm EST/ 7 pm AST for our IWD2022 Public Forum. The forum is entitled, "What have we learnt since COVID? Addressing Biases and Finding Solutions in Caribbean Education".

We have a special panel lined up for you, starting with Ms Rachael McDonald, Education Specialist extraordinaire as our Guest Speaker.

Our Discussants will be children/youth from across the Caribbean, including:

- Kymora-Lee Walker, Immaculate Conception High School (Jamaica)

- Issamandela Neferatari, Homeschooler (Barbados)

- Nishka Maharaj, Hillview College (Trinidad)

- Thaïs Lewis, St Angela's Convent School (Barbados)

Follow/participate on the FB and YouTube of the @uwi.open.campus See Full Video

WAND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LEADHERSHIP INSTITUTE LAUNCH

PUBLIC FORUM

We are happy to announce that WAND will be embarking on a partnership with The LeadHership Institute, a new social enterprise founded by Roshanna Trim, established on the pillars of governance, collaboration and empowerment to address the underrepresentation of women in leadership and decision-making spaces.

Li was launched March 7, 2022. See Photos

CROSS COUNTRY DIALOGUE ON BREAKING THE BARRIERS OF YOUTH LEADERSHIP IN POLITICS

ONLINE DISCUSSION

Join WAND UWI Open Campus and Pink Parliament (@parliamentpink) for our next Cross Country Dialogue this Thursday March 3 at 6:30 pm AST/5: 30 EST.

Our guest speaker will be Anguillan Barrister and Politician, the Hon. Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers

The topic will be "Breaking the Barriers of Youth Leadership in Politics".

The dialogue will be moderated by Pink Parliamentarian, Ms. Ayana Robinson and will be chaired by Ms Taitu Heron, Head/Development Specialist of WAND UWI Open Campus

Follow/participate via UWI Open Campus's YouTube Channel and Facebook page. See Full Video

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND THE REPUBLIC OF BARBADOS

ONLINE TOWN HALL MEETING

Constitutional reform

Join us on Sunday January 16 for a conversation on Constitutional Reform and the Republic of Barbados.

Head of WAND UWI Open Campus, Taitu Heron is one of the speakers.

CHILD ABUSE AND THE CARIBBEAN BOY CHILD

ONLINE PUBLIC FORUM

Join WAND UWI Open Campus and the Barbados Family Planning Association for our online forum, "Child Abuse and the Caribbean Boy Child", on Tuesday December 7 at 7 pm AST/ 6 pm EST.

Come with your questions and experiences as we talk about the nature of child abuse against boys, the impact this has in their lives as they grow into adulthood and how these experiences are connected to wider violence, including domestic violence and intimate partner violence in the Caribbean.

We have a great panel lined up for you! Panelists include: Dr Katherine Herbert (Clinical Child Psychologist), Owen Blakka Ellis (CARIMAN Jamaica), Taitu Heron (WAND UWI Open Campus), Anderson Langdon (BFPA) and Fabian Sargeant (MENS) See Full Video