Haiti is a Caribbean country with a population of approximately 11 million people, 50.4 % of whom are female. Haiti’s progress in economic and social development has been impeded by persistent political...
El Salvador has a long history of political and social challenges, including a 12-year civil war that ended in 1992. The country has struggled with high levels of crime, poverty, and inequality, which...
The Commonwealth of Dominica (Dominica) is a multiparty unicameral parliamentary democracy. According to data from the 2011 Census, the population has fallen in every census since 1981, standing now at...
St. Vincent and the Grenadines comprises a main island, Saint Vincent, and thirty-two other islands, islets, and cays in the archipelago of the Grenadines (SVG). It is a unicameral democracy, with fifteen...
Jamaica is a small island developing state situated in the Caribbean. It is the third largest island in the Caribbean, with an approximate population of 2.8 million and a gross domestic product (GDP) of...
Though referred to as Grenada, the island state is in fact a collection of three islands - Grenada, Carriacuo, and Petit Martinique, cooperatively governed as Grenada. For the five years prior to the onset...
With a population of approximately 18.2 million people, Guatemala is the most populous country in Central America. Guatemala has one of the highest rates of femicide in the world, with violent deaths of...
Violence against women and girls (VAWG), which is a manifestation of gender-based violence (GBV), is a major concern in Brazil. Intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence. The COVID-19...
The law provides for the same legal status and rights for women as for men, requires equal pay for equal work, and provides equal treatment of men and women for family property, nationality, and inheritance...
With a total population of approximately 19.493.185 by 2021, Chile’s economy is undergoing an adjustment phase after a remarkable expansion in 2021, with real gross domestic product (GDP) growth dropping...
Guyana faces several challenges, including poverty and high levels of inequality, ranking 114 out of 170 countries in the gender inequality index. Guyana faces significant challenges in addressing gender-based...
Honduras has a small and informal economy that is predominantly agricultural, but its strategic location, solid industrial base, ample resources, and young population indicate potential for inclusive and...
Esta sistematización tiene como objetivo identificar y compilar intervenciones de prevención primaria con un resultado primario o secundario de reducción de la Violencia de Género (VBG) o cambio de normas...
Located in the Eastern Caribbean, Saint Lucia has a population of approximately 200,000. The Constitution of Saint Lucia prohibits all forms of discrimination and guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms...
Though referred to as Grenada, the island state is in fact a collection of three islands, Grenada, Carriacuo, and Petit Martinique, cooperatively governed as Grenada. Known as the Spice Isle, Grenada is...
The 2019 Guyana Women’s Health and Life Experiences Survey indicates that more than half (55 percent) of all women aged 15-64 have experienced at least one form of violence and 4 in 10 have experienced...
St. Vincent and the Grenadines comprises a main island, Saint Vincent, and thirty-two other islands, islets and cays in the archipelago of the Grenadines. Only seven of the Grenadine islands are inhabited-...
El Salvador has the highest rate of intentional female homicides globally at 13.8 per 100,000. In 2018, one woman was the victim of a femicide every 24 hours in El Salvador. Authorities do seem to be slowly...
Honduras has one of the highest rates of violent deaths of women in the world. In 2018, the overall homicide rate was 39 per 100,000, the 5th highest in the world, and the female homicide rate was 7.8...
This systematization aims to identify and compile primary prevention interventions with a primary or secondary outcome of reducing Gender Based Violence (GBV) or changing norms and attitudes associated...