The Western Regional meeting was held at the RADA office in Mandeville. This region consists of Westmoreland, St James, and Hanover. Westmoreland and Hanover were not adequately represented. President, Ms Mildred Crawford; Assist. P.R.O, - Ms. Edna Edward; P.R.O. - Ms .Audett Lawes; I.I.C.A .rep.- Ms. Shauna Brandon were in attendance. Presentation on  Convention of Elimination of All Forms of Violence
Against Women(CEDAW) was done Mrs. Jennifer Williams from the Bureau
of women's Affairs.
 
 

 

The JNRWP works with a number of partners to achieve its objectives, these include:

  • Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA)
  • The Bureau of Women's Affairs (BWA)
  • The Organization of American States (OAS)
  • The Centre for Gender and Development Studies, UWI
  • The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
  • Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
  • The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • Texaco Caribbean Incorporated
  • Canadian International Development Agency
  • The Ministry of Labour and Social Security
  • Jamaica Trade and Invest