Project profile — Women’s Voice and Leadership - Caribbean Region

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) improved management and sustainability of local women’s rights organizations in the Caribbean, particularly those representing vulnerable and marginalized women and girls; (2) enhanced delivery of programming and advocacy by women’s rights organizations to advance gender equality in the Caribbean; and (3) increased effectiveness of national and sub-national women’s rights platforms, networks and alliances to affect gender-sensitive policy change and policy implementation in the Caribbean.

Results achieved as of May 2022 include: (1) made significant progress in the management and sustainability of local women’s rights organizations in the Caribbean. From inception to the current period, 75% of women’s rights grantees reported using at least one good management practice, and an overall increase of 49% of grantees reported increased funding diversity; (2) enhanced delivery of programming and advocacy by 2.2%. The slight increase, which grantees reported, was due to the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions and limitations on movements and in-person activities; and (3) showed a 13.7% increase in joint advocacy partnerships despite Covid-19 restrictions, which made it difficult for grantees to work with other advocates and networks.