AHF News

AHF Jamaica Condemns Current State of Crime & Violence Against Children

Jun 22, 2023

June 22, 2023 – AHF Jamaica is deeply concerned about the level of violence currently plaguing Jamaican children. Globally, the highest number of homicide levels among children and adolescents are found in Latin America and the Caribbean with Jamaica ranking 4th in the world. Thousands of children across the island have fallen prey to an environment that is saturated with high levels of crime and violence. Statistics indicate an alarming degree to which children are being victimized in our...

My Life, My Period!

Jun 1, 2023

Get ready to dive into a topic that we are too shy to talk about yep! Period! “The Aunty from country come” We're breaking the silence and bringing the spotlight to this essential aspect of women's lives in Jamaica. From historical taboos to myths that need debunking, let's uncover the truth and make menstrual hygiene a subject worth talking about! But first, what is Menstrual Hygiene? Menstrual hygiene is all about taking care of your period in a safe and healthy way. It involves using the...

Women’s Power in Negotiating Condom Use: Safer is Sexier

Mar 13, 2023

As a man who has been with my fair share of Jamaican women, I can confidently say that there is power in the vagina, or as we say in Jamaica, the "pum pum." Women have been blessed with one of the most powerful negotiating tools, and it makes perfect sense to use it to bargain for safer sex practices, including condom use. This blog aims to provide insights on how women can safely negotiate condom use to empower themselves and make safer sex a sexy choice. Condom Use In Jamaica, women are...

MonkeyPox Vs. Herpes (Or any other STI Symptoms)

Aug 17, 2022

First, let’s begin by saying that we are tired of all these new infections, region-wide, nationwide, and oh especially Island-wide. Our little ‘piece of rock’ that sits in the Caribbean Sea that we call Jamaica cannot take any more pandemics or epidemics, especially this new one called Monkeypox. We just want to live and live easy the Jamaican style- “No problem, man!”. “Mek Wi Reason bout Monkeypox” So Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the Monkeypox virus. The monkeypox...