With over 20 years of experience, Dwynette Eversley has dedicated her career to addressing youth development across the Caribbean. “It’s not just about policies, but creating real change through public…
Dwynette Eversley: Addressing Youth Violence
Restorative Justice: Healing Families, Protecting Children
“By focusing on healing and accountability, we create safer environments for children.” When someone is convicted of a crime, it impacts the entire family. Unlike the traditional justice system, which…
Technology & Child Protection Insights by IT Expert Ryan Susana
Ryan Susana works as a software engineer and overall IT expert who leads teams in large companies such as KLM and Bol.com to solve complicated technological problems. He describes himself…
Interview: Protecting Children Through Social-Emotional Learning
Stichting EGO was founded in 2003 and is focused on education and youth development. Its most visible program is operating afternoon school programs. The foundation emphasizes learning through play and…
Cyberbullying: Community Insights by the Police Department
Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person. Online threats and mean, aggressive, or rude texts, tweets, posts, or messages all count. So does…
Prosecutor’s Office: Legal Measures for Digital Crimes
“Cyberbullying, grooming, child pornography, revenge porn, are the types of crimes we see on St. Maarten when discussing digital crimes involving minors.” Prosecutor Gustave Peyma Sholeh and Legal Advisors Maruskha…
Interview: Using Mindfulness to Assist Children
Ramonda Hanze is a special education professional working as a Behavioural Therapist/Orthopedagoog at PSVE Academy. She also provides therapy through her practice ‘Mindful Elevation Caribbean B.V.’, is a life coach,…
Avoiding labels in providing support to children with challenges
“My challenge to Caribbean people is to think about the following: How do you perceive our children’s problems? What would work that fits our island’s reality, culture, and values?” –…
Honest Conversations About Sex
AIDS and STIs, are words written in very large letters on the chalkboard in a grade 8 class at the Learning Unlimited High School. The ten girls in the class,…
How to build a child’s self-esteem
Jina Mahbubani is the school counsellor at Prins Willem Alexander School, a special needs school in Sint Maarten. She provides counselling and other activities to assist students’ social and emotional…