The New Youth Groups
This year, two new youth groups
have been started and are up and running, one in Kingston/ St. Andrew
and the other in Portmore, St. Catherine. These are groups for youth between
17 and 30 years, united by the common interest of helping vulnerable people
in their communities and in their country. Helping others is more fun
when you do it together with friends, and the help often turns out to
be more efficient and powerful.
The Red Cross gives the youth a chance to develop their skills through
different kinds of training. Youth from both groups are now involved in
Jamaica Red Cross’ new Anti-Violence Programme, “Peaceful
Solutions”, and are the ones who will carry the programme on into
youth institutions in their communities.
Youth are full of motivation and energy, and are a resource for Red Cross
all over the world. There is a hope that the other branches in Jamaica
will follow the example from Portmore and Kingston/ St. Andrew, and get
their youth together to form groups of youth ready to give a helping hand.
