DIRECTOR of the Bureau of Gender Affairs Sharon Coburn Robinson has praised Miss World 2019 Toni-Ann Singh for committing to being a crusader for the cause of teen mothers during her one-year stint as a ‘Beauty with a Purpose’. Singh, …
Newly crowned Miss World, Toni-Ann Singh, is encouraging teen mothers not to let anything deter them from realising their dreams and that they have the capability within them to achieve greatness. “I want you to know that you are so …
The Government will be constructing a new nursery at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) in St. Thomas, which will be named in honour of Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. …
Last year when Novia Graham walked the graduation podium at Holmwood Technical High School, her biggest cheerleader was her then two-year-old daughter, Gianna Burrell. Graham, who faced much ridicule and criticism from her peers and persons in her Spaldings, Clarendon, …
The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) is encouraging parents, guardians and community members to monitor the activities of adolescents while schools are on holidays. This in light of reported increases in the registration of teenaged pregnant girls and adolescent …
The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) is reporting strong performance by adolescent mothers, who sat the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations this year. Examination Coordinator, Georgianna Galloway Hill, said that 44 girls were entered for CSEC. “We are …
The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has made two changes to its Programme for Adolescent Mothers (PAM), which is delivered at the Centre’s 18 locations across the island. The changes, which came into effect at the start of the …
Wife of the President of the Republic of Kenya, Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta, has lauded the work of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) in helping adolescent mothers to stay in school. “This innovative initiative is a sanctuary that …
The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) is seeking to recruit qualified, competent and experienced individuals who are forward-thinking, customer-focused, and results-oriented, to fill the posts listed below: Centre Manager (GMG/SEG 1) – For 6 Months in the 1st Instance …
Job Summary Reporting to the Region Manager; the Centre Manager is the accountable officer at each Centre who executes managerial/administrative functions and ensures that the Programme activities are planned, organized, sufficiently coordinated and executed at the supervised sites. The Centre …
