In an information statement released by the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society (NHCS), Executive Director, Evelyn Henville said her organization is about to launch a project entitled “Educating the Population of St. Kitts and Nevis on Afro-Caribbean Ancestry” next Tuesday (April 07). Ms. Henville stated that implementation of the programme otherwise dubbed “The UNESCO African …
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Youth of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis have challenges to their human rights first and foremost because they are unaware of these rights as individuals. But this is expected to change following the launch of the Youth For Human Rights Awareness Project which took place on Friday November 20, 2014. Several deterrents to …
Single Fathers Empowerment Programme Single Fathers in the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis are being given the opportunity to reverse what has been often portrayed in a negative light – “Their commitment to their children.” Recognizing the large number of young men who fall into this category (single father) in St. Kitts and Nevis …
The National Commission for UNESCO released a documentary on the cultural music of St. Kitts and Nevis over the Independence period in September 2014. Over 50 local musicians and music practitioners were researched and interviewed in this documentary which tells the story of the development of music from an economic and social perspective in the Federation. …
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The school safety project is all about the safety of children while they are on the school premises. Although a large component of it concerns what should take place in the event of natural disasters, it is more extensive and includes the general safety of students in threatening circumstances. In other words all aspects of …
Assured Not Ashamed As a result of approximately 205 years of slavery and the succeeding 142 years of colonization, the people of St. Kitts and Nevis’ linkages to their African ancestry have been eroded. It is understood that this loss of knowledge has resulted in the emergence of a confused people, prone to violence against …
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Objectives: Promote awareness about disabled persons in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis To change the mind-set of the people in Relationship to people with disabilities. For persons with disabilities in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis the approval of a project entitled “The Human Rights Sensitization Project” is an opportunity to …
Early Correction and Adaptation It has been two years since the early detection and intervention centre has opened in St. Kitts to assess learning irregularities in children. “It is interesting that we did not have a center of this nature before, said one parent who utilized he centre. This view was supported by one of …
Clubbing UNESCO Style! The aim of UNESCO Clubs is to contribute to peace and security by promoting collaboration among the nations through Education, Science and Culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms. The SKN National Federation of Clubs for UNESCO held its introductory meeting …
Making Math a Part of Everyday Life Educators in St. Kitts and Nevis have taken head on the challenge of transforming the perspective that somehow seems to be prevalent among students that “Math is Just Simply Too hard.” Results for Mathematics have indicated over the years that some form of creative intervention was necessary. With …
The St. Kitts and Nevis National Commission for UNESCO was established in 1991. It operates as an agency of the Ministry of Education and Information of the Government of St. Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis.
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