Caribbean Child Research Conference
The Caribbean Child Research Conference is a regional interdisciplinary conference covering a range of child related themes.
Since 2006, regional and national agencies have collaborated on n annual conference under the theme "Building a Region Fit for Children: Promoting Child Rights through Research". UNICEF has funded the event from its inception. In 2009, the conference received additional funding from the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ).
Agencies include: The Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES), UWI, Mona; United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Jamaica; Caribbean Child Development Centre (CCDC), UWI; Jamaica Early Childhood Commission (ECC); Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ); Jamaica's Office of the Children's Advocate (OCA), Jamaica's Office of the Children's Registry (OCR), Jamaica Coalition on the Rights of the Child (JCRC); Child Development Agency (CDA) of Jamaica, the Ministry of Education (MoE) and CARICOM (Caribbean Community).
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Academic Diary
Refer to this calendar for important academic dates eg. start of exams, registration and graduation dates, etc.