With a prevalence rate of HIV infection of 1.5 percent and a population of about 27,000 people, there could be as many as 400 people living with HIV in the British Virgin Islands. Fifty-five persons are confirmed to be living with the disease.
The youth in Hagley Gap, Jamaica are faced with many obstacles because of where they live. They have no running water and many of them can not afford to go to school. These children are the future of this community and have many ideas on how they can change, work and fix their living conditions. Their days consist of helping fetch water, washing their clothes at the river or helping take care of their younger brothers and sisters.
"It is desirable for a society to make every effort to provide its youth with the largest number of options and the greatest freedom possible to develop as individuals, by providing better opportunities to join the workforce; particularly in a region where so many men and women face unemployment, inequality and poverty. However, private investment in education is not enough." See the publication by the International Labour Organization here
The International Water and Youth Movement was born from the challenge by young people from different organizations to design together a new society. We want to unify our strategies in order to affect public policies on the issue of water and youth and to make a strong impact with our actions.
The voices of young people from Afghanistan, Angola, Burundi, Colombia, Haiti, Iraq, Liberia, Nepal, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan and many other countries affected by war have been brought together in this unique report.
Since the flooding began with the year’s first rainy season months ago, the streets of Palo de Agua have been passable only by boat. Two of the three local school buildings have been inundated, and the third is being used as a shelter.
