Financial Services . Participants and presenters from local and several overseas territories attended the symposium. Over 100 delegates were present both online and in person on both days.
The Institute of Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) launched The Handbag Project in commemoration of International Women’s Day, with the aim of providing personal hygiene items and handbags to women and children in need. The project was a great success, with the team visiting two facilities – the Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre and the Combined Disabilities Association – to distribute the items. The Handbag Project initiative was a memorable way to commemorate International Women’s Day and to provide support to those in need. The IGDS team’s dedication and hard work made a real difference in the lives of the recipients.
Pro bono legal support services provided to the Government of Jamaica
The Faculty of Law provided pro-bono legal support service to the Minister of Justice, the Hon Mr Delroy Chuck, to assist in the development of a better-established framework for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Jamaica. The work with Minister Chuck has been with a view to securing the implementation of a Mediation Act for Jamaica. A Faculty member also served in a pro bono capacity as a Member of the State of Emergency Review Tribunal for the Parish of Trelawny.
IGDS staff leaving to visit The Sir John Golding Rehabilitation Centre and The Combined Disabilities Association as part of the IGDS International Women’s Day 2023 Handbag project.
PRISON PROJECT
MONA SOCIAL SERVICES (MSS) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Mona Social Services (MSS) employs a six-pillar model to guide its community engagement and outreach initiatives in the neighbouring August Town community. The model includes Education and Skills Training, Entrepreneurship, Health, Sports and Culture, Crime and Violence Reduction and Peace . The targeted age group ranges from kindergarten to the elderly, and engagement activities consist of parenting workshops, peace monitoring sessions, summer camps, film training and other empowerment programmes. In commemoration of UWI 75th Anniversary celebrations, the MSS/UWI Community Film Project (CFP) hosted a suite of initiatives. These included: two Edu-Lecture series themed, Igniting Community Development through Empowerment , a tour of Greater August Town, and a Community Exhibition on campus. The 2023 staging of the Greater August Town Film
Building a Caribbean legal framework
One of the most remarkable projects that the Faculty of Humanities and Education undertook was the UWI Mona
The Faculty of Law (FOL) provided support for a new programme implemented at the University of Guyana, and a member of the Faculty served a Senior Technical Team Member under the IMPACT Justice Programme, which drafted what has become the CARICOM Model Law for Arbitration . It is currently being reviewed for implementation in Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana, and St Lucia. It is anticipated that all Caribbean countries still with old model arbitration legislation will implement the CARICOM model law soon. In Belize, the FOL worked with local partners to establish Street Law, Belize as a branch of Street Law Caribbean . During 2022/2023, Street Law Belize continued its work in several high schools. The Street Law curriculum has been implemented and has been increasing in impact in Belize and elsewhere across the region.
Prison Project , a prison-to-college pipeline initiative in partnership with Bard College and the Open Society University Network and in collaboration with Department for Correctional Services. The project delivered a course in Entertainment Business to inmates and wardens in the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre. The aim of the project is to increase access to higher education and improve reintegration outcomes for incarcerated people in Jamaica. The programme is in keeping with The UWI’ s goal to empower and provide access to underserved populations.
SUPPORTING WOMEN IN NEED
MSS/UWICFP GATFFEST UWI 75th Anniversary Film Premiere at the Ruins Lawn (formerly Mona Visitor’s Lodge) L–R: Mona Social Services Director, Dr Olivene Burke, former UWI Mona Principal Professor Elsa Leo-Ryhnie, UWI Mona Principal, Professor Dale Webber, Film Director Ms Eka Campbell, and Deputy Principal Professor Ian Boxill
The UWI actively creates and sustains, as a core value, a social, academic, and administrative culture that supports and promotes gender equality and justice within the Region. This emphasis coincides with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (2015–2030), which include Goal #5, Gender Equality , as well as gender as a cross-cutting issue to achieve all 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals .
69 UWI MONA ANNUAL REPORT 2022/2023
68 UWI MONA ANNUAL REPORT 2022/2023
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