BTS Youth Poster Competition
Institute for Gender and Development Studies (IGDS), St. Augustine Unit announces the formal launch of an annual outreach initiative titled "Break the Silence Youth Poster Contest: Raising Awareness about Gender, Child Sexual Abuse and Implications for HIV in Trinidad and Tobago". This initiative is a collaboration of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies, The University of the West Indies (The UWI), St. Augustine Campus and The U.S. Embassy, Port of Spain with support from the PEPFAR Small Grants Program.
The Break the Silence (BTS) Youth Poster Contest initiative launch will coincide with the United Nations 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, recognized in Trinidad and Tobago and across the globe. This is a time to raise awareness about the link between child sexual abuse, gender and HIV and to create strong communities to support children and families in Trinidad and Tobago.
Full Press Release, 14 November 2016
Press interviews will be arranged to further discuss the initiative and related causes with: Initiative Director, Professor Rhoda Reddock, Deputy Principal and Professor of Gender and Social Change at The UWI, St. Augustine Campus; Dr. Sandra Reid, Deputy Dean (Clinical), and Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The UWI, St. Augustine Campus; Dr. Gabrielle Hosein, Lecturer and Head of Department, IGDS, The UWI, St. Augustine Campus; and U.S. Ambassador John L. Estrada.
For Additional information: Ms. Tisha Nickenig
BTS Poster Contest Initiative Coordinator
Institute for Gender and Development Studies
The UWI, St. Augustine,
Email: tisha.nickenig@gmail.com
For Press Interviews: Ms. Kathryn Chan
Media, Marketing and Branding Officer
Institute for Gender and Development Studies,
The UWI, St. Augustine
Phone: 662 2002 Ext. 83573 / 83577 / 83549
Email: kathryn.chan@sta.uwi.edu
