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outcome XM-DAC-41146-BRB_D_2.1
More productive and competitive business ecosystems designed to improve people’s standards of living (MSCDF Outcome 1)
UN Women has been working towards improving the access to finance of women entrepreneurs who historically encounter challenges when trying to procure funds from traditional sources. To this end, within the framework of two of its programmes, the Joint SDG Funded programme, Building Back Equal Through Innovative Financing for Gender Equality and the Global Affairs Canada funded Build Back Equal programme, studies were concluded on the feasibility of financing mechanisms which would benefit women entrepreneurs. These studies were conducted in the Bahamas, Bermuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines. The findings of these studies will inform UN Women's activities with a view to creating a more productive and competitive business ecosystem. In addition, within the framework of the Joint SDG Fund programme a blended loan vehicle was created by the Bahamas Development Bank whereby women entrepreneurs were able to access funds at a lo interest rate.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-BRB_D_2.2
People in the Caribbean equitably access and utilize universal, quality and shock-responsive, social protection, education, health and care services. (Outcome 4)
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outcome XM-DAC-41146-BRB_D_3.2
Regional and national laws, policies, systems and institutions improve access to justice and promote peace, social cohesion and security (MSCDF Outcome 7)
UN Women supported strategic multilateral and multisectoral initiatives in 2024, aimed at increasing the technical substantive capacity of policymakers and key stakeholders to design, promote and implement gender transformative action plans. In January 2024, in recognition of UN Women’s technical leadership and championing of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GoRTT) invited UN Women to join a Cabinet-appointed special advisory group to develop the first National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). In May 2024, UN Women supported WPS focal points within Government and Civil Society across Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, to participate in a Regional Convening on National Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security. The 3-day workshop led by international and UN Women WPS experts, hosted thirty (30) participants in Port of Spain, and increased the capacity of peace and security actors to identify and frame issues within the context of the WPS Agenda, and to support the development of high-impact NAPs. UN Women provided significant technical expertise to the development process for the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security in Trinidad and Tobago. The Plan was finalised and submitted to Government in November 2024, considering inputs from key stakeholders, international models and best practice, and technical expert advice. Additional efforts have been made to mobilise resources to support the implementation of the WPS NAP, and to increase visibility of the leadership of Trinidad and Tobago on the WPS Agenda in the region. Additionally, as a result of UN Women led efforts as part of the Spotlight Initiative, the Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago approved the National Strategic Action Plan on Gender Based Violence and Sexual Violence 2023 -2027 (NSAP GBV & SV). UN Women continued to provide technical and financial support to the GoRTT with the launch of the NSAP-GBV & SV in March 2024, which is the State's roadmap and blueprint for preventing and responding to Gender-Based Violence. To support the implementation of the NSAP GBV & SV, UN Women coordinated and led a Gender-Based Violence workshop in Trinidad and Tobago on December 9th, 2024, which benefitted thirty-four members (34) of the Joint National Steering Committee and Technical Working Groups on GBV across Government, Civil Society and the private sector. The workshop increased awareness, knowledge and capacity related to Gender and GBV, and equipped participants with critical information required to oversee GBV initiatives within Trinidad and Tobago. In Antigua and Barbuda, UN Women supported a multi-stakeholder event during the 16 Days of Activism Against GBV with the aim of re-establishing the Suport and Referral Centre, which is a one-stop mechanism that provides medical intervention, psychosocial support, and legal advice to those who have experienced gender-based and sexual violence. UN Women previously supported the establishment and launch of the Centre in 2017, but its operation stagnated over time due to resource contraints. UN Women continues to provide resource mobilisation, advocacy and technical support to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, to ensure that the SARC resumes full operations and is a sustainable model for GBV support services. Under the Build Back Equal Programme, UN Women supported the launch of GBV Task Forces in St. Vincent and St. Lucia, and supported the updating of the referral pathway for St. Vincent. These task forces will oversee and provide guidance on national and sub-national Gender-Based Violence initiatives.
outcome XM-DAC-41146-BRB_D_6.1
Regional institutions, national governments and civil society in CARICOM generate, analyse, publicise and utilise gender statistics to design and adopt laws, systems and policies to eliminate discrimination, address structural inequalities and promote the adoption of attitudes, norms and practices that advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in the Caribbean.
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