Claytine Nisbett is a former Wadadli Pen volunteer – she was with us for the 2012 season
Claytine, right, making a book presentation to one of our 2012 winners.
– shout out to her on her new-ish business venture Finders Keepers in Montserrat and on the recent publication of her first book, Life as Josephine .
This post concerns the revival of another of her projects, Ujima, and her call for voluntary guest bloggers.
Per her email, the Caribbean-based, youth-focused, solution-oriented blog plans to expand when it begins posting on July 1st 2017, focusing not just on youth but on gender – an area of activism for Nisbett. Contributors do not have to live in the Caribbean but they should have Caribbean roots. And they should be between the ages of 16-39. Is that you?
Here are the details. – JCH, Wadadli Pen founder/coordinator & blogger
Ujima Solutions Magazine is the Caribbean youth and Caribbean gender-focused blog whose mission is to not only discuss the problems but to present viable solutions to those problems so we can work on them collectively, leading to necessary change.
What sets us apart? The fact that we are not only talking about the problems but we are suggesting possible solutions to the socio-economic ills that are being faced by Caribbean youth, in addition to resolutions to gender-related matters such as domestic violence, limited access to jobs and job mobilization, human trafficking, improper healthcare systems, etc. Though we understand the fact that both men and women are affected by gender-related issues we cannot ignore the fact that women are disproportionately affected. However, we will not shy away from articles that discusses and presents solutions to the disadvantages that men face.
We also do not limit our articles to Caribbean persons only living in the Caribbean. We at Ujima Solutions do realize that we have Caribbean persons all around the globe who may live in an ethnic enclave of other Caribbean people or may be in constant interaction with other Caribbean persons. Those individuals may realize that there are disadvantages that are affecting Caribbean persons within that country and/or community. We welcome your input too! You are free to submit articles to Ujima Solutions Magazine.
Ujima (Swahili) – To build and maintain our community together and make our brothers’ and sisters’ problems our problems, and to solve them together.
We are always looking for guest bloggers so if you are interested please contact us at cnjnisbett@yahoo.com with your idea and/or article. Blogs must be Caribbean youth or Caribbean gender-focused and solution oriented. Subjects include but are not limited to:
Gender Equality
Youth Development
Finance
Career
Environment
Youth Violence
Politics
Technology
Economy
Health
Violence Against Women
Domestic Violence
Human Trafficking
August 12th – 16th 2019 (writing camp) – Here’s the registration form: JSYWP Registration Form 2019 – this is a paid workshop but with sponsorship will offer scholarship – contact Joanne C. Hillhouse at jhohadli at gmail dot com if you need more information or wish to sponsor.
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