School Pastors head to Jamaica UK initiative appeal for volunteers to walk the streets of Kingston By Shirin Aguiar
VITAL ROLE: Street Pastors patrolling the streets at night The island has seen 210 murders so far in the first two months of 2023, and has one of the highest homicide rates in the world per head of population.
It is hoped the initiative will help stem the tide of youth crime and help deal with peer pressure problems.“There’s a combination of problems that are being played out in and outside schools, on the buses and in shopping areas. In Jamaica and Trinidad, its trauma,” ReverendHe said violence, poverty, and single parent families had created a major challenge for children and society at large.
Reverend Isaac added: “We’re talking about collaboration, about synergy, so everybody’s working together, schoolteachers, principals, guidance counsellors, school pastors.
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