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Province of the West Indies
Barbados
T
he Mothers’ Union Worldwide Parenting Programme has completed
its first set of parenting group sessions, following a successful launch
of the programme in 2008.
Mothers’ Union’s Worldwide Parenting to be punctual for work. In many instances
Programme was launched in Barbados on their children are left to fend for themselves.
31 August 2008 when ten people were Children living in poverty, or those whose
trained to become Parenting Group mothers depend on government welfare,
Facilitators with the aim of equipping rarely receive a nutritious breakfast.
communities to extend parenting skills, Anecdotal evidence suggests that teachers
build relationships and contribute are supporting many of their
to the stability of family life in pupils financially and in other
society. ways.
Barbados is the first Mothers’ Union in
diocese in the Barbados has
Province of the West opened the doors of
Indies to take the a hall -- ‘Our Lady of
initiative of Perpetual Help’ -- to
securing its own school children
funding to from three schools
implement the in the city of
Parenting Bridgetown,
Programme, following ensuring that they
the completion of the receive a meal before
three-year worldwide starting the school day. As
pilot programme. The first set a result of the economic
of parenting group sessions downturn, demand from children
started in Barbados in November 2008 and in the community has been increasing. To
concluded in January 2009. raise funds for the project, Mothers’ Union
members in Barbados organised a
Many working mothers are pressured into sponsored walk on Valentine’s Day under
leaving home in the early morning in order the theme ‘For the Love of the Children’.
Fact File
Population:281,968
Mothers’ Union members:3,000 Mothers’ Union was started in Barbados on 24 June 1913
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