Caribbean

More productive and competitive business ecosystems designed to improve people’s standards of living (MSCDF Outcome 1)

Strengthened competitiveness and resilience among MSMEs owned by marginalised groups (especially those in the agri-business, energy, care, orange and silver economies).

Increased funds and capacities among FIs to contribute to gender-responsive innovative financing.

Enhanced capacities across the private sector and governments to create an enabling environment for gender equality and women’s empowerment, including but not limited to gender responsive procurement policies.

People in the Caribbean equitably access and utilize universal, quality and shock-responsive, social protection, education, health and care services. (Outcome 4)

Improved and integrated government and CSO programmes to address unpaid care work including subsidized child and elder-care systems among CARICOM countries

Increased integration of social protection programmes into referral pathways for VAW survivors/victims

Improved protection systems for workers in the paid care economy [i.e., domestic workers, day care and elder care workers.

Regional and national laws, policies, systems and institutions improve access to justice and promote peace, social cohesion and security (MSCDF Outcome 7)

Spotlight OUTCOME 1: Legislative and policy frameworks, based on evidence and in line with international human rights standards, on all forms of violence against women and girls and harmful practices are in place and translated into plans

Spotlight Outcome 2: National and sub-national systems and institutions plan, fund and deliver evidence-based programmes that prevent and respond to violence against women and girls and harmful practices, including in other sectors

Spotlight OUTCOME 3: Gender inequitable social norms, attitudes and behaviours change at community and individual levels to prevent violence against women and girls and harmful practices (Merged with MCO Caribbean Output 3.1.1.- More communities, civil society organisations and state institutions use tools and community education and psycho-social support methodologies to prevent all forms of violence against women and girls)

Spotlight OUTCOME 4: Women and girls who experience violence and harmful practices use available, accessible, acceptable, and quality essential services including for long term recovery from violence (merged with UN Women MCO 3.1.2 More Caribbean countries develop and implement multi-sectoral NAPS on VAWG in line with best practices on prevention and the provision of quality essential services)

Spotlight OUTCOME 5: Quality, disaggregated and globally comparable data on different forms of violence against women and girls and harmful practices, collected, analysed and used in line with international standards to inform laws, policies and programmes

Spotlight OUTCOME 6: Women's rights groups, autonomous social movements and relevant CSOs, including those representing youth and groups facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination/marginalization, more effectively influence and advance progress on GEWE and ending VAWG

SPOTLIGHT- Direct management and support Costs

4.4 Improved accessibility and safety of public spaces for women and girls.

4.2 Strengthened skills among policymakers to develop GBV legislation and policy in line with international standards

4.3 Increased efficiency of the VAW referral pathways in CARICOM countries

4.1 Increased capacity among duty bearers (justice, CSOs) to manage GBV (sexual abuse, IPV and Trafficking) cases [including cybercrimes] and promote women’s empowerment.

Caribbean people, communities, and institutions have enhanced their adaptive capacity for inclusive, gender responsive Disaster Risk Management and climate change adaptation and mitigation. (MSCDF Outcome 5)

Strengthened capacities among women owned MSMEs in climate resilient and DRR better business practices.

Enhanced capacities among NGMs, key sector agencies and CSOs to prepare, respond to and recover from natural hazards

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.

Improved capacity of the UN, regional and national systems to produce and analyse gender statistics to measure progress on the SDGs.

Strengthened capacity of and collaboration between Regional Institutions, NGMs and CSOs (including FBOs) to mainstream gender throughout regional and national policies and programmes.

Enhanced capacities among the media, sports and members of the creative and cultural industries and the women’s movement in CARICOM to report and promote positive social norms that promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.