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Break the Silence Youth Poster Launch

For Release Upon Receipt - November 18, 2016

St. Augustine


Commemorating Universal Children's Day (20 November 2016) and the United Nations 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (25 November – 10 December 2016)   

The 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 instititute 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. 

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.

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