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UWI-Toronto Metropolitan University host Wellbeing of Children and Young People in Central America

For Release Upon Receipt - October 18, 2022

St. Augustine


ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago. Tuesday October 18, 2022 –The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) of The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus, is partnering with the Toronto Metropolitan University and Rights for Children and Youth Partnership (RCYP) Project to host “The Wellbeing of Children and Young People in Central America and the Caribbean” from October 19-21, 2022.

The UWI-Toronto Metropolitan University RCYP Project represents the culmination of scholarly research undertaken over the past 6 years in seven countries in the Western Hemisphere. This year’s conference theme highlights a range of issues, including education practices, child protection systems, justice systems, immigration dynamics, social media and ICT use and different forms of violence against children and youth.

A key objective of the project is to produce original and significant knowledge for creation of progressive development agendas favouring children in 7 participating countries including Canada, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica. The conference research will further advise policymakers and service providers in these regions on effective strategies that promote safety and resiliency, contribute to the creation of evidence-based policies and institutions that respond to violence against children in these three regions. It will also train students from the three regions on qualitative, quantitative and mixed research methodologies.

 The public is invited to attend and interested persons may register at https://bit.ly/UWI-TMUeconference. To read more about this virtual event click here: https://sta.uwi.edu/salises/uwi-rcyp-conference.

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 About The University of the West Indies

 The UWI has been and continues to be a pivotal force in every aspect of Caribbean development; residing at the centre of all efforts to improve the well-being of people across the region.

 From a university college of London in Jamaica with 33 medical students in 1948, The UWI is today an internationally respected, global university with near 50,000 students and five campuses: Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados, Five Islands in Antigua and Barbuda and its Open Campus, and 10 global centres in partnership with universities in North America, Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe.

 The UWI offers over 800 certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate degree options in Culture, Creative and Performing Arts, Food and Agriculture, Engineering, Humanities and Education, Law, Medical Sciences, Science and Technology, Social Sciences, and Sport. As the Caribbean’s leading university, it possesses the largest pool of Caribbean intellect and expertise committed to confronting the critical issues of our region and wider world.

 The UWI has been consistently ranked among the top universities globally by the most reputable ranking agency, Times Higher Education (THE). In the latest World University Rankings 2022, released in September 2021, The UWI moved up an impressive 94 places from last year. In the current global field of some 30,000 universities and elite research institutes, The UWI stands among the top 1.5%.

 The UWI is the only Caribbean-based university to make the prestigious lists since its debut in the rankings in 2018. In addition to its leading position in the Caribbean, it is also in the top 20 for Latin America and the Caribbean and the top 100 global Golden Age universities (between 50 and 80 years old).  The UWI is also featured among the leading universities on THE’s Impact Rankings for its response to the world’s biggest concerns, outlined in the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Good Health and Wellbeing; Gender Equality and Climate Action.

 For more, visit www.uwi.edu.

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