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Office of the Children's Advocate - Jamaica

Contact data:

Air Jamaica Building,
72 Harbour Street Kingston
West Indies
Jamaica
Tel: +876 948 1143
Fax: + 876 922 6785
Email: info@ocajamaica.com
Website: http://www.ocajamaica.com

Year established:

 

No. Staff:

18

Main contact:

Georgia Garvey (ggarvey@ocajamaica.com)

Membership No:

4852

Further details:

To promote and protect the rights of children through public education, advocacy, review of services offered for children and making recommendations to Parliament.


Operational level: National


Works with age groups : Children 0 - 18


Organisation type: Government


Organisation mandate: Lobby governments and the United Nations


Areas of expertise: Armed conflict, Child participation, Children and the media, Children living with HIV/AIDS, Children with disabilities, Children working and living on the street, Economic rights, Education and cultural rights, Family and alternative care, Health and welfare, Implementation, Justice, Reporting to and monitoring the CRC, Violence


Countries in which this organisation works: Jamaica


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Last updated 04/05/2010 08:02:59

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