The Spotlight Initiative is working with governments and civil society organizations to prevent domestic violence by raising awareness, establishing and implementing laws and policies and improving quality essential services for survivors.

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Haiti

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The Spotlight Initiative in Haiti aimed to protect women and girls from gender-based family violence and to provide holistic care for women and girls who are survivors of violence. It placed particular emphasis on the specific needs of groups exposed to multiple forms of discrimination. The programme concluded in 2023.

Caribbean Regional Programme

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Spotlight Initiative worked with governments and civil society organizations to prevent domestic and family violence by raising awareness, establishing and implementing laws and policies, and improving quality essential services for survivors. The programme concluded in 2023.

Trinidad and Tobago

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The Spotlight Initiative in Trinidad and Tobago established a foundation for a sustained and integrated approach to preventing family violence. The programme concluded in 2023.

Jamaica

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Spotlight Initiative in Jamaica aimed to transform society so that women and girls could live free from family violence. It addressed the normalization of violence in Jamaica and raised family violence as a public issue. The programme concluded in 2023.

Guyana

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The Spotlight Initiative in Guyana addresses the root causes of violence against women and girls with an emphasis on prevention. The programme concluded in 2023.

Grenada

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The Spotlight Initiative in Grenada was designed to focus attention, coordinate human effort and strategically apply resources to the implementation of a well-conceived, comprehensive national programme for ending family violence and all forms of violence against women and girls in Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. The programme concluded in 2023.

Belize

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The Spotlight Initiative contributed to ending family violence by strengthening policy and legislation that guarantees the increased protection of women and girls, building the capacity of state and non-state actors to respond to family violence, expanding the range of services available and addressing social norms and behaviours that promote violence against women and girls. The programme concluded in 2023.