GEORGETOWN, Guyana – As part of the approach to fight crime and violence from a social perspective, several persons associated with youth development will benefit from training in five member states of the Caribbean community over the next month. The training is aimed at establishing a cadre of trainers to build the capacity of youths at risk of or are already in conflict with the law.
The training which will be held in the member states of Saint Lucia, Guyana, Suriname, Antigua and Barbuda and Jamaica, includes parenting skills, life skills development parenting skills leadership and mentoring. It is an activity of the crime and violence prevention and social development project in the Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM), under the more extensive CARIFORUM/European Union crime and security cooperation programme being implemented under the 10th European Development Fund.
The training initiative builds on outcomes of and expands the Gangs and Violence: Partnering for Prevention and Social Development Pilot Project. The activity is intended to equip stakeholders with the knowledge and skills to facilitate gang leaders with life skills which will enable them to better re-integrate into society. This involves the conduct of gang prevention training workshops targeting rehabilitated gang leaders, parents, teachers, school administrators and faith-based organisations (FBOs).
