Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) has economic costs for individuals (e.g., victims and their children), families, communities and society at-large. Several countries have estimated the costs of VAWG, in an effort to understand the economic impacts of VAWG on the national economy and to determine investments needed to lessen, if not eliminate VAWG. More
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Based on extensive research by UN Women, primarily in the Global South, on “how change happens” and on the advice of an expert group, the framework defines social norms as embedded in social institutions and proposes several pathways for changing discriminatory norms.
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The Joint Programme ‘Optimizing innovative finance for underserved groups to build resilience and accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Antigua & Barbuda and St. Lucia’ is being implemented through the Joint SDG Fund. The Joint Programme focuses on two countries in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) – Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Lucia – and seeks to address barriers faced by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) by presenting new approaches to promote substantive equality through redistribution, recognition, participation and transformation.
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The Joint Programme ‘Optimizing innovative finance for underserved groups to build resilience and accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Antigua & Barbuda and St. Lucia’ is being implemented through the Joint SDG Fund. The Joint Programme focuses on two countries in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) – Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Lucia – and seeks to address barriers faced by micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) by presenting new approaches to promote substantive equality through redistribution, recognition, participation and transformation.
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UN Women MCO - Caribbean initiated a project supporting a gender-responsive analysis and research on institutional, policy and service delivery frameworks for social protection in four EC – Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. A cornerstone of this analysis was the Gender Aware Beneficiary Assessment (GABA), a tool that scrutinizes the effectiveness of development programmes
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UN Women MCO – Caribbean initiated a project supporting a gender-responsive analysis and research on institutional, policy and service delivery frameworks for social protection in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. A cornerstone of this analysis is the Gender Aware Beneficiary Assessment (GABA), which is a tool that scrutinizes the effectiveness of development programmes by focusing on accessibility of and benefits received by intended beneficiaries.
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UN Women MCO – Caribbean initiated a project supporting a gender-responsive analysis and research on institutional, policy and service delivery frameworks for social protection in Grenada. A cornerstone of this analysis is the Gender Aware Beneficiary Assessment (GABA), which is a tool that scrutinizes the effectiveness of development programmes by focusing on accessibility of and benefits received by intended beneficiaries.
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UN Women MCO – Caribbean initiated a project supporting a gender-responsive analysis and research on institutional, policy and service delivery frameworks for social protection in Dominica. A cornerstone of this analysis is the Gender Aware Beneficiary Assessment (GABA), which is a tool that scrutinizes the effectiveness of development programmes by focusing on accessibility of and benefits received by intended beneficiaries.
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This feasibility assessment of the entrepreneurial environment in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with a focus on systems of financial services and trade, access to capacity development (i.e., training and education), and the promotion of innovative and digitally-enabled solutions
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This feasibility assessment of the entrepreneurial environment in Saint Lucia with a focus on systems of financial services and trade, access to capacity development (i.e., training and education), and the promotion of innovative and digitally-enabled solutions
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This feasibility assessment of the entrepreneurial environment in Grenada with a focus on systems of financial services and trade, access to capacity development (i.e., training and education), and the promotion of innovative and digitally-enabled solutions
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This feasibility assessment of the entrepreneurial environment in Dominica focused on systems of financial services and trade, access to capacity development (i.e., training and education), and the promotion of innovative and digitally-enabled solutions
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This needs assessment for Dominica aims to promote gender equality and support entrepreneurship, and contribute to the creation of a more inclusive and robust entrepreneurial environment in the Caribbean region.
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This needs assessment for Grenada aims to promote gender equality and support entrepreneurship, and contribute to the creation of a more inclusive and robust entrepreneurial environment in the Caribbean region.
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This needs assessment for Saint Lucia aims to promote gender equality and support entrepreneurship, and contribute to the creation of a more inclusive and robust entrepreneurial environment in the Caribbean region.
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This needs assessment for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines aims to promote gender equality and support entrepreneurship, and contribute to the creation of a more inclusive and robust entrepreneurial environment in the Caribbean region.
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Four discriminatory law reviews are being completed in Trinidad and Tobago and other Caribbean countries which will contribute to implementing UN Women’s broader equality in the law strategy, which focuses on the revision of discriminatory laws as an important part of a broader legal reform agenda that supports the achievement of gender equality.
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Four discriminatory law reviews are being completed in Guyana and other Caribbean countries which will contribute to implementing UN Women’s broader equality in the law strategy, which focuses on the revision of discriminatory laws as an important part of a broader legal reform agenda that supports the achievement of gender equality.
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Four discriminatory law reviews are being completed in Barbados and other Caribbean countries which will contribute to implementing UN Women’s broader equality in the law strategy, which focuses on the revision of discriminatory laws as an important part of a broader legal reform agenda that supports the achievement of gender equality.
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Four discriminatory law reviews are being completed in The Bahamas and other Caribbean countries which will contribute to implementing UN Women’s broader equality in the law strategy, which focuses on the revision of discriminatory laws as an important part of a broader legal reform agenda that supports the achievement of gender equality.
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This Knowledge Product was funded by the Joint SDG Fund Programme, Integrated Population Data and Policy Solutions to Accelerate SDGs Achievement in Barbados and Montserrat, and aims to facilitate gender analysis for evidence-based policy and programme development in Barbados and Montserrat, with a focus on SDG 3, to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages, and SDG 5, to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.