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Gender based violence
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Spotlight Initiative Learning Brief
This brief synthesizes insights from the experiences of UNICEF's Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office (LACRO) and Country Offices (CO) in the region implementing the Spotlight Initiative to inform future programming, policy development, and partnership strategies for addressing the interconnected issues...
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Guidelines for providing care and support to LGBTQI+ adolescents who have experienced GBV
In 2020, UNICEF and HIAS developed a Remote Psychosocial Support Model for refugee and migrant girls and adolescents who have survived gender-based violence (GBV). This Model aims to establish principles and processes to provide psychological and social support to these girls and adolescents. Following its impleme...
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Evidence brief on intersections between violence against women and children in the Caribbean
This brief focuses on strengthening regional intergovernmental institutions to improve the delivery of essential services for family violence survivors, and addresses service gaps by examining the intersections between VAW and VAC. Its aim is to enhance collaboration among service providers for women and children ...
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Gender competencies for service providers addressing VAWG in the Caribbean
This implementation guidance is a practical 12-page guide on the gender competencies that frontline health providers, police, educators, and social workers need to strengthen to address violence against women and girls. It includes general gender competencies for all and then specific gender competencies for each ...
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Marketing & Gender Engagement Plan for Advertisers, Private Sector Companies and Policymakers
The Marketing & Gender Engagement Plan crafted by PCI Media serves as a strategic roadmap designed to foster collaboration with advertisers, private sector entities, and policymakers, aiming to garner their commitment to gender-sensitive, responsive, and inclusive advertising practices in the Caribbean region....
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Infographic. Representation and Stereotypes in Caribbean Advertising
The infographic illustrates how advertisements perpetuate harmful gender norms. It serves as a call to action directed at advertisers, marketers, policymakers, and private sector companies, urging them to harness the immense potential of advertising to reshape societal norms and behaviors, advancing gender equalit...
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Gender inclusivity in advertising in the Caribbean. Call for action for Marketers
This 5-page call for action underscores the persistence of harmful gender norms in television and digital media advertisements, emphasizing the significance of these findings. The document also elucidates key terms, emphasizing their relevance. Furthermore, it outlines tangible actions that marketes from private s...
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Gender inclusivity in advertising in the Caribbean. Call for action for Policymakers
This 5-page call for action underscores the persistence of harmful gender norms in television and digital media advertisements, emphasizing the significance of these findings. The document also elucidates key terms, emphasizing their relevance. Furthermore, it outlines tangible actions that policymakers can adopt ...
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Gender inclusivity in advertising in the Caribbean. Call for action for Advertisers/Marketers
This 5-page call for action underscores the persistence of harmful gender norms in television and digital media advertisements, emphasizing the significance of these findings. The document also elucidates key terms, emphasizing their relevance. Furthermore, it outlines tangible actions that advertising agencies ca...
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CARICOM Regional Model Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Tool. Training guide
The CARICOM Regional KAP Tool Training guide is a resource to support the use of the CARICOM Regional KAP Tool. It provides information and recommendations to help organizations orient their approaches to VAWG research through good practices for exploring issues affecting vulnerable and marginalized communities, p...
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CARICOM Regional Model Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Tool
The partnership between UNICEF and the Gender and Development Programme within CARICOM supported the development of a standardized model Knowledge Attitudes Practices (KAP) Tool on social/gender norms and violence against women and girls, to enable the formulation of evidence-based programmes aimed at changing soc...
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Strategic partnerships for stronger results and greater reach
logos-spotlight-initiative Advertising and Social Behaviour Change Communications (SBCC) are key approaches to drive social and behavioral change to prevent violence against women and girls (VAWG). Pervasive gender stereotypes persist throughout society and demand comprehensive cross-sectoral interventions to alig...