YWCA Jamaica

Women & Girls · Kingston

Rating: 4.4 / 5

The Young Women's Christian Association of Jamaica, at 2 Camp Road, Kingston, is part of the global YWCA movement. Activities include confidential counselling for women and girls, skills and life-skills training, abuse recovery support, adolescent pregnancy prevention programmes, and youth education. Faith-informed but open to all and historically an important institution for working-class women seeking education and shelter. Branches and programme partners across Jamaica.

Contact Information

Address: 2 Camp Road, Kingston

Website: https://www.google.com/search?q=YWCA+Jamaica+Kingston+Jamaica

About women in Jamaica

Jamaica's women's resources include the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Woman Inc., the Jamaica Women's Political Caucus, and a network of crisis shelters and helplines. Women's health clinics operate in every parish. Female entrepreneur networks and support groups meet regularly in Kingston, Mobay, and Mandeville. Domestic violence support is available 24/7 through Woman Inc. and the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA).

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