Street Boys of Jamaica Part II - Influences on Adolescent Sexuality, Risk Factor for HIV & AIDS

Meet Romario, Andre and Kemar, street boys from Kingston, Jamaica who wipe car windows to earn a living.

The three boys speak candidly about their knowledge of sex, their early involvement in sexual activities and their knowledge of HIV and AIDS and how their parents and other adults sexual choices influence their own sexuality and sexual choices and values.

CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE have rights! The rights to speak about issues that concern them and affect them and they have the right to be listened to and have those issues addressed.

Panos Caribbean, with the aid of our development partners including Caribbean media, is ensuring that the voices of children and young people of the Caribbean are HEARD!

The rights of children are outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Child and we work to ensure that those rights are realized.

This video was produced by journalist Kalilah Enriquez of CVM Television under a Media Fellowship awarded by Panos Caribbean (www.panoscaribbean.org) and funded by the Panos Global AIDS Programme. (www.panosaids.org)

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[PanosCaribbean]

Hello YouthAdvocate, thank you for watching the video and also for leaving a comment/query. I am not quite clear on what you mean by 'consideration being given for potential backlash to the young boys especially for sharing so candidly on camera' Maybe if you could explain some more I might be able to respond more directly to your query, however, at this point I will respond generally.

[PanosCaribbean]

Issues surrounding children and young people have traditionally been spoken about and advocated for by OTHERS rather than children and young people themselves. Children and young people are the most powerful advocates on their own behalf. Street children face significant risks and they need help. They understood that they were being filmed and that the videos would be shown to the public. They chose to speak candidly about issues that affect them and others in similar situations.

[PanosCaribbean]

Sometimes it is silence that is to be feared rather than outspokenness about sensitive issues which were once severely tabooed. The young men are to be applauded for choosing to speak publicly about the issues they contend with on a daily basis.

AGAIN, if you are more specific with your concern/query, I may be able to answer you more directly. Thanks again for your feedback.

[Ariene430]

GREAT JOB! Will share!

[PanosCaribbean]

@Ariene430 Thanks! Go right ahead!

[nuhchatnuhpree]

jah kno blessn fi show dis,but we need some more a these jamaican documentary plesae ,post more to enlighten ppl eyes

[Ville808]

JAH KNOW THE YOUTHS DEM HAVE IT HARD OUT DEH, GREAT INTERVIEW

[youthadvocate]

I appreciate video journalism like this,however what consideration was given to the potential backlash (to the young boys especially) for sharing so candidly on camera?