The majority of the organizations listed here are located in St.
James. Others of a more general nature are located in
Kingston.
| Organization |
Address |
Purpose |
| Women |
|
|
| Association
of Women’s Organizations of Jamaica (AWOJA) |
9
Westminister Rd, Kingston 10 929-8911 |
Umbrella
organization to coordinate activities of women’s
organizations islandwide. |
| Bureau
of Women’s Affairs |
18
Ripon Road, Kingston 929-7144-6 |
Monitors
government policy on women. |
| Centre
for Gender and Development Studies |
University
of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston 927-1913 |
University-based
centre for gender and development studies. |
| Jamaican
Household Workers Association |
4
Ellesmere Road, Kingston 10 754-4049 |
Represents
the needs and interests of household workers. |
| Jamaica
Women’s Political Caucus |
9
Westminister Road, Kingston 10 924-2434 |
Helps
to facilitate the involvement of women in politics. |
| Sistren
Theatre Collective |
20
Kensington Crescent
Kingston 5
929-2459 |
Theatre
group using drama to mobilize women and community groups. |
Women’s
Centre
Email: womenscentre@cw
jamaica.com |
2
Peter Pan Avenue, Brandon Hill, Montego Bay 952-7237 |
Continuing
education centre for pregnant teens. |
| Women’s
Construction Collective |
(Construction
Resource & Development Centre)
11 Lady Musgrave Avenue, Kingston 10
946-1394 |
‘Helps
single mothers with training, job placement and certification
in the male-dominated construction industry. |
| Woman
Inc. |
53
St. James Street
Montego Bay
952-9534 |
Promotes
the welfare of women, runs a crisis centre, shelter and
training facility. |
| Women’s
Crisis Centre, Montego Bay |
53
St. James Street, Montego Bay 952-9533-4 |
Offers
counselling on matters concerning: rape, incest, domestic
violence, and domestic crisis. |
Women’s
Media Watch
E-mail: wmwjam@cw
jamaica.com |
9 Westminister Rd, Kingston 10 926-0882 |
‘A
non-government, non-partisan, voluntary organization, to
increase public awareness of the causes of sexual violence
against women and girls, of violence in general, and to draw
links between violence in media images and sexual violence.' |
| Women’s
Resource & Outreach Centre |
47
Beechwood Avenue, Kingston 5 929-8873
|
‘Carries
out community health, community organization and youth
education work in downtown Kingston...’ |
