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Tashae and her friends sing Condom Fi Use

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Tashae Lewin
Age: 13
Home: Kingston, Jamaica
After school, Tashae goes to a kids’ club at the 3Cs community centre to do her homework, learn drumming and have fun with her friends. Tashae loves playing the drums and singing. Condom Fi Use is a song the kids composed and now perform, sometimes to crowds of 150 people.
Filed in: Latin America & the Caribbean, HIV/AIDS

Jamaica and HIV

An estimated 21,000 Jamaicans are living with HIV
Poverty and stigma fuel the spread of HIV
Through dance, music and art local group 3Cs (Children & Community for Change) wants to educate young Jamaicans to protect themselves from HIV
Until recently secondary education was free in Jamaica – now only 35% of kids in areas like Mandela Terrace in downtown Kingston, go to secondary school
It’s left to community groups like 3Cs to help educate kids who cannot afford school fees

Jamaica

Jamica
population: 2.6 million
population living in poverty: 13.3%
percentage of adults living with HIV: 1.2%

Filed in: Latin America & the Caribbean, Trade