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None in Three - Research Centre - Jamaica
About us

None in Three is being delivered in Jamaica by the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica. Our research focus is child sexual abuse (CSA).

Our goals

To understand the issue

Our research will help us to understand young people’s experience of child sexual abuse.

To develop an intervention

We will produce an authentic, interactive computer game, informed by our research, that can change attitudes and behaviours.

To have a lasting impact

We will work with local and national organisations to influence policy and the curriculum. We hope our computer game and teaching materials will be widely adopted, enabling as many young people as possible to benefit from our research.
Our research
Why focus on child sexual abuse?

Sexual abuse of the girl child is a major problem in Jamaica. Preliminary data from the OCR shows that in 2013, 3386 sexual abuse cases were reported, a 23% increase over the previous year. Of the reported cases, 92% were of girls; more than half (1,910) of all reported cases of sexual abuse were carnal abuse (sex with children under 16 years old) and there were 349 cases of child rape (UNICEF, 2014).

How our research works

The None in Three model uses a mixed methods research approach:

  • We have conducted interviews and focus groups with survivors and perpetrators of child sexual abuse to gain a deep understanding of young people’s experiences.
  • We have surveyed more than 7,000 young people in schools in Jamaica to understand their exposure and attitudes to violence.
  • The outcomes from our research is informing the development of an interactive educational game for young people to play.
  • We will use further anonymous surveys to evaluate the impact on young people of the game.
  • A teaching resource pack will accompany the game, after it has been evaluated, to ensure players have sufficient time to reflect on the issues and debate the characters’ attitudes and behaviours.
Our work
What we do

We work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders to understand the important work they do, and to interview the survivors and perpetrators of gender violence they support.

We also work closely with schools and with young people, some of whom will act as consultants helping us to develop a realistic and dynamic computer game.

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