Women's Institute for Alternative Development - WINAD

Women's Institute for Alternative Development - WINAD Since 1999, we've been working to advance the rights of women and girls in Trinidad and Tobago.
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The Women's Institute for Alternative Development is a Non Governmental Organization that exists to advance the rights of women and girls through thought leadership, mentoring, quality service delivery, and stakeholder engagement. It was founded in 1999 by 3 women, Sattie Narace, Jillian Duncan, and Folade Mutota. As a women's organization, WINAD is committed to strengthening the capacity and soci

al consciousness of women and girls to lead social transformation in Trinidad and Tobago. WINAD's work is based on three pillars: Research, Advocacy and Sensitization

Their programme enables women and girls to explore and embrace an alternative leadership framework which integrates the collective genius of all the people. In the year it was founded, WINAD introduced its Inter-generational Women’s Leadership Programme. This programme partners girls with mature, conscious women (Big Sisters) who provide guidance and together they build sisterhood. WINAD’s pioneering work on gender, peace and security in the Caribbean is also recognised regionally and internationally due to its innovative approach to alliance building with CARICOM governments and NGOs for collaborative planning.

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Yvonne Beckford works with Woman Incorporated in Jamaica, supporting women and children affected by domestic violence, r**e and in**st.

Through that work, she has seen how violence can affect women emotionally, financially, socially and mentally, and how difficult it can be for women to speak about what they are experiencing.

For Yvonne, listening to women who are living with these realities is an important part of understanding the problem and responding to it.

That is part of what our Fi****ms Impact on Women’s Securitysurvey is working to do.

The survey is collecting women's experiences, perceptions and concerns about fi****ms violence across Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica, creating evidence that can help make those experiences visible in conversations about women's security and public policy.

If you are a woman in Trinidad and Tobago or Jamaica, your experience can be part of that evidence.

Send us a message to find out how to participate.

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For Theresa Augustine, women’s voices should be part of public policy from the very beginning, especially when decisions are being made about gun violence and citizen security.

Through the Borderline Voices Leading Change project, women across Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica are sharing their experiences, perceptions, and concerns about fi****ms violence through a 15-min. survey.

The survey is helping to build a body of evidence about how fi****ms violence affects women and their security, evidence that can help inform conversations with decision makers.

Theresa believes those voices should not simply be collected and heard. They should help shape the policies and solutions that affect women and their communities.

If you are a woman in Trinidad and Tobago or Jamaica, you can participate in this historic survey or learn more by sending us a message.

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In this video, members of the Women’s Council in the Borderline Voices Leading Change project share what meaningful inclusion of women could look like in policies addressing gun violence, citizen security and national security.

Listen to women. Include women. Make space for women to shape the decisions affecting them and their communities.

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What would it look like if women were not simply consulted after decisions are made, but were part of shaping those decisions from the beginning?

For Alvarene Daly, meaningful participation means women having a seat at the table when policies and strategies are being developed, including decisions about security and fi****ms violence.

Her point is simple: policies affecting women should be designed with women, not simply for women.

The Borderline Voices Leading Change project is creating space for women across Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica to share their experiences, concerns and perspectives on fi****ms violence and women's security.

Through the survey, women are helping to build evidence that can make those experiences visible and give decision makers a clearer picture of what women are experiencing in their communities.

If you are a woman in Trinidad and Tobago or Jamaica, you can take the survey and add your voice to the evidence.

Simply send us a message.

Your experience matters. Your perspective matters. And your voice belongs in the conversation.

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