Public Policy & Community Outreach
THE FUTURE IS HER
WORKSHOP
THE FUTURE IS HER! The one day workshop for girls 13-16 years old on the International Day of Girl, October 11, 2022 in Barbados and Antigua. See Photos
CARIBBEAN REGIONAL DIALOGUE ON LGBTQI+ D.A.T.A. (DRIVING ANALYTICAL, TRANSFORMATIVE ACTION)
PUBLIC FORUM
JOIN US! We will be participating in this upcoming Caribbean Regional Dialogue on LGBTQI+ D.A.T.A. (Driving Analytical, Transformative Action) on Thursday
September 15 to 16, 2022 at the Hilton Hotel, Bridgetown, Barbados.
Head of WAND, Taitu Heron, presents on Day 1, Session 8: Education and Human Capital at 11:30 am - 1 pm on "Who Gets Counted and Who Counts: Challenges of data capture and analysis of LGBTQ+ population groups in the Caribbean (with an emphasis on education and implications for human capital). See Photos
CREATING EQUAL SPACES FOR WOMEN
ONLINE DISCUSSION
Live with Her is here and @leadhershipinstitute will have a vibrant discussion about creating equal spaces for women!
Following the theme of Intergenerational Solidarity for International Youth Day, the discussion will be geared towards finding solutions for women to come together in the leadership space.
Join us on Thursday August 19 at 8:00pm AST as they chat with Feminist Fund Coordinator Meghan Theobalds, Youth Advocate Khadija Bakharia and Development Specialist Kelly-Ann Knight from Women and Development Unit (WAND), The UWI Open Campus]
THE IMPLICATION OF THE NEW IDENTIFICATION CARD - THE TRIDENT IDENTITY CARD - ON BARBADIAN TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, ALLIES AND FAMILY MEMBERS
PUBLIC FORUM
The Women and Development Unit (WAND), of The University of the West Indies Open Campus and Butterfly Barbados invites you to a stakeholder conversation to be held on Wednesday July 6, 3 pm,
to discuss the implication of the new identification card - the Trident Identity Card - on Barbadian transgender people, allies and family members.
The objective of this stakeholder conversation is to examine and increase understanding of the impact of national ID systems on transgender people and to find avenues to resolve the challenges being experienced.
This stakeholder conversation is for the Barbadian transgender community, relevant government stakeholders, policy makers and human rights advocates.
We also encourage you complete this survey (https://forms.gle/
THE ROLES OF RITES AND PASSAGE FOR CHILD CARE AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC FORUM
On the heels of Child Month, the celebration of Mother's Day, and a week before Father's Day, we invite you to a public lecture on child care and family development on Tuesday June 14 at 6 pm AST.
The public lecture will be led by visiting high priest of the Ifa/Yoruba tradition, Araba Olatunji Muyiwa Somorin and moderated by Head of WAND, Ms Taitu Heron.
COVID protocols will be observed. The lecture will also be livestreamed via the Ketus Ifa Institute's FB page See Photos
LAWS GOVERNING INCARCERATED CHILDREN IN BARBADOS AND JAMAICA
ONLINE PUBLIC FORUM
Tuesday May 17 WAND will be hosting a public forum on the Laws governing incarcerated children in Barbados and Jamaica.
The forum will be moderated by Mrs Kelly-Ann Knight, Gender and Development Speaker, WAND UWI Open Campus with panelists: Alexis Goffe (Human Rights Advocate ), Michelle Russell (Attorney at Law ) and Liz-Ann Taylor (Attorney at Law ).
Are you parents, policy makers, advocates, concerned citizens or development practitioners, who wish to understand what's happening with children and youth in conflict with the law? Are you unclear about how the law functions or doesn't function in service of the best interests of children? Are you curious about how the laws need to be changed? This forum will address all these questions and more. See Full Video
The University of the West Indies
Global Campus
Bridgetown, St. Michael
Barbados
