Abstract

The Women’s Center of Jamaica Foundation’s (WCJF) Programme for Adolescent Mothers)—has supported pregnant girls and adolescent mothers to have uninterrupted access to education and allied services since 1978. This paper analyzes the conception, establishment, scale up and sustainability of the Programme. The Programme evolved from a small, local initiative into a national and international model. Repeat pregnancy has remained under 2% among programme beneficiaries since inception. While the core package of interventions has remained for the past 40 years, some new dimensions have been added, with the most recent one being support for transition to higher education, all of which are aimed at strengthening the impact of the Programme. The achievements of the Programme were propelled prominently by a progressive national policy environment with the support of several non-state actors. The PAM demonstrates the value of sustained cross-sectoral support, spearheaded, or fully supported by the state in providing opportunities for adolescent mothers.

摘要

牙买加妇女中心基金会 (WCJF) 的青春期母亲计划）——自 1978 年以来一直支持怀孕的女孩和青春期的母亲不间断地接受教育和相关服务。本文分析了该计划的概念、建立、扩展和可持续性。该计划从一个小型的地方倡议发展成为一个国家和国际模式。自项目启动以来，重复怀孕率一直低于 2%。虽然核心干预措施在过去 40 年中一直保持不变，但增加了一些新的维度，最近的一个维度是支持向高等教育过渡，所有这些都旨在加强该计划的影响。在几个非国家行为者的支持下，进步的国家政策环境显着推动了该计划的成就。PAM 展示了由国家牵头或全力支持的持续跨部门支持的价值，为未成年母亲提供机会。