Following closely on the heels of Child Abuse Prevention Month, this special luncheon is part of the WLI's ongoing efforts to raise funds to defray the cost of child protection/upliftment projects.

According to Pat Ramsay, WLI chairperson, "Carol Graham's visit could not come at a better time, as we here in Jamaica grapple with the issue of safeguarding our children to protect them from all forms of abuse."

Ramsay added that "it is the right of every child to be protected from harm, whether it is physical, psychological or otherwise."

Child protection activist, Carol Graham, specialises in the prevention of sexual abuse of children. She is also concerned with the healing process, policy and procedure development for the protection of children. Renowned in the Cayman Islands for her work as programme coordinator of the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre, Miss Graham is an American who has a wide breadth of experience in the field of child protection.

Tickets to the luncheon cost $3,500 and are available at the Pegasus Gallery.