Overview of The Fi Wi Jamaica Project
Overview of The Fi Wi Jamaica Project
On May 21, 2015, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a Cooperative Agreement (AID-532-A-15—00001) to provide grant funding to the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) to execute a Project entitled “Fi Wi Jamaica.” The Project is a 3-year national social intervention Project to expand a window of opportunity for the protection and promotion of human rights of targeted socially excluded and vulnerable members of the Jamaican population. The initiative builds upon the UTech Cares Project at the University of Technology, Jamaica, a campus-wide human rights programme based on respect and social tolerance successfully executed in 2013/14 with funding support from USAID/Jamaica and the Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica. “Fi Wi Jamaica” seeks to scale up the activities from the setting of a single university to that of the national community in response to national imperatives. The overarching goal of the project is to empower members of socially excluded and vulnerable groups through social, cultural and economic interventions that strengthen public demand and advocacy for their respect, dignity, and freedom from discrimination and violence.
On May 21, 2015, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a Cooperative Agreement (AID-532-A-15—00001) to provide grant funding to the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) to execute a Project entitled “Fi Wi Jamaica.” The Project is a 3-year national social intervention Project to expand a window of opportunity for the protection and promotion of human rights of targeted socially excluded and vulnerable members of the Jamaican population. The initiative builds upon the UTech Cares Project at the University of Technology, Jamaica, a campus-wide human rights programme based on respect and social tolerance successfully executed in 2013/14 with funding support from USAID/Jamaica and the Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica. “Fi Wi Jamaica” seeks to scale up the activities from the setting of a single university to that of the national community in response to national imperatives. The overarching goal of the project is to empower members of socially excluded and vulnerable groups through social, cultural and economic interventions that strengthen public demand and advocacy for their respect, dignity, and freedom from discrimination and violence.
To achieve the desired outcome, the project will undertake the following activities: Evidence based dialogue, programming and policy outcome; Access to social services for personal well-being & growth; Engaging popular culture to create a space for change and transformation; Proactive response to trafficking in persons (TIP), Combating domestic violence and intimate partner violence; Effective partnerships to promote women/girls empowerment and Building public demand for change.
To achieve the desired outcome, the project will undertake the following activities: Evidence based dialogue, programming and policy outcome; Access to social services for personal well-being & growth; Engaging popular culture to create a space for change and transformation; Proactive response to trafficking in persons (TIP), Combating domestic violence and intimate partner violence; Effective partnerships to promote women/girls empowerment and Building public demand for change.
For more information, contact:
For more information, contact:
Project Management Unit (PMU) University of Technology, Jamaica Division of Community Service and Development Technology Innovation Centre 237 Old Hope Rd, Kgn 6, Jamaica Tel: (876)-970-5556; (876)-970-5652 Fax: 977-4118 Email: fiwijamaica@utech.edu.jm
Project Management Unit (PMU) University of Technology, Jamaica Division of Community Service and Development Technology Innovation Centre 237 Old Hope Rd, Kgn 6, Jamaica Tel: (876)-970-5556; (876)-970-5652 Fax: 977-4118 Email: fiwijamaica@utech.edu.jm