I decided to participate in this e-course because at present I am actively involved in Jamaica’s response to fighting HIV and AIDS in the country. Currently, I am serving the Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network and Advocates for Youth in Washington D.C. as a sexual and reproductive health and rights advocate and I am also the Jamaica’s National Focal Point to the Global Youth Coalition Network. In both capacities I have been able to make invaluable contributions to the implementation of prevention, treatment and care program and policies aimed at particularly safeguarding the sexual and reproductive health status of young Jamaicans. I feel doing this e-course will build my capacity to fully understand the needs of young people infected and affected by HIV around me and as such allow me to help to address their needs with as much efficacy as possible.
I am particularly passionate about the welfare of young people comprising most-at –risk populations (MARPS) as well as street youth. In Jamaica, there is no specialized program or legislation that speaks adequately to addressing the needs of those young people comprising MARPs who are infected and affected by the disease as programmes are almost exclusively implemented to address the needs of attached youths because they are so much easier to target. As a result, unattached youth and by extension MARPs are excluded. This has to change because herein lies a clear violation of these youth’s right to quality health care and protection. I would like to be in a position to implement a project that shows the government that these young people are not unreachable but can be incorporated in our overall HIV strategic action plan.
I look forward to having a very fulfilling experience and i'm excited to be working with everyone.
Awesome!! It worked :) So happy to see you here Nekeisha! You are one busy woman!!
ReplyDeleteI think your project idea sound amazing! Highlighting populations of young people who are most-at-risk for HIV infection including those invovled in the street is very important, as often these groups are overlooked and deliberately ignored. When you say most-at-risk, which populations are most-at-risk in Jamaica?
Looking forward to your project and to working with you! Alex :)
Hi Nekeisha! So nice to see your presentation!!! sorry for drawbacks...my name is Richard Rodriguez Gaerste from Venezuela, Im dentist, president of a local organization called "ASUVIDA", youth representatives in the Venezuelan network of positive people and national focal point of the Global Youth Coalition on HIV / AIDS "GYCA". I am currently doing a master in educational research that I´ll finished later this year.
ReplyDeleteAs your mentor I´ll be disposal for any questions you may have during the course and I´ll be exchanging ideas with you about your weekly activities. I access to internet at least once a day so my answers will not take long to arrive to you (with the exception of have some leectricidad court, my country is doing much to cut daily and based on that we scheduled our days in Venezuela).
As Alex said:this is an excellent idea! and I hope to see how will you do this and work with you in this project!
Hey Nekeisha, are you related to late Bob Marley. that is the most popular Jamaican we know. your profile is so good but you have not blogged your second entry. do well to because i like to know about HIv and Jamaika
ReplyDeleteJah bless you.
Hey Nekeisha, looking forward to you next post!
ReplyDeleteHey Nekeisha! we are all waiting to know how the epidemic going in your country!!!
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