As part of the IGDS’ continued commitment to enhancing our capacity to produce and disseminate critical scholarship, pedagogy, policy and action in gender and development toward a fully inclusive Caribbean, the unit undertakes a number of research projects and initiatives. These initiatives may be in the form of new or continued collaborations with governments, CSOs or other University partners. Details on our ongoing projects are outlined in the following sections:
Principal Investigator(s): Tonya Haynes
Project Assistant(s): Leigh-Ann Worrell, Darren Carter
Project Partner(s): The Barbados Council for the Disabled; The Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality
Launched in 2018, the LIVITY project represents a collaboration between the IGDS: NBU, the BCD and ECADE aimed at meaningfully addressing marginalization of persons living with disabilities, LGBTI Caribbean citizens, women, girls and youth in national and regional decision-making processes.
Principal Investigator(s): Tonya Haynes
Project Assistant(s): Leigh-Ann Worrell
Project Partner(s): The Oxford-West Indies Developmental Justice Consortium Caribbean Youth Development Programme; Oxford University; Tulane University
In 2018, the IGDS:NBU begun its collaboration with the University of Oxford and Tulane University on the Promoting Agency Trust and Hope among Incarcerated Barbadian Youth Project.
Principal Investigator(s): Leigh-Ann Worrell
Project Assistant(s): N/A
Project Partner(s): N/A
The Passwords Project was designed as an initiative to discuss gender-based violence (GBV) with young people in age-appropriate and culturally contextual ways.
Principal Investigator(s): N/A
Project Assistant(s): N/A
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CIGAD is the region's premier, biennial, gender and development certification programme administered by the Institute for Gender and Development Studies: Nita Barrow Unit.