This section provides information about our events including transformational leadership training workshops, youth based initiatives, meetings and other activities. For more information about a specific event, select one of the key areas listed below or select from the events archive to view our events categorised by year.
Leadership Training
The core of CIWiL’s work is focussed on supporting, encouraging and educating women throughout the Caribbean on leadership. The basis of the leadership approach is based on a paradigm that is grounded on the principles and values of equity, equality, democracy, justice, caring and cooperation.
YWiL
YWiL is a series of national-level initiatives to be implemented across the Caribbean specifically to foster young women’s interest in public leadership. The programme is designed to support young women leaders in building knowledge, skills, and networks necessary for their work as current and future change-makers in the region.
Mentorship
CIWiL recognises that women aspiring to be or involved in politics, leadership and other forms of decision-making in the region and throughout the world, often stand alone in their capacities as leaders, walking the corridors and institutions of power as the sole female representative of their constituents, clients, and organisations.
Webinars
CIWiL has pivoted its programming to include the use of online tools for convening dialogues on themes critical to its work of advocacy for advancing gender equality in the Caribbean. Via webinars, virtual consultations and meetings CIWiL engages in discussions with members, activists, decision-makers, partners and allies from across the region on issues that align with its with its vision.
Our Activities
2022
- Local Government Candidate Training– Trinidad (August 11th and 12th, South Trinidad and August 17th and 18th North Trinidad)
- National Webinar: Women’s Health and Wellbeing – August 17th, 2022.
- First biannual Spotlight CSO Community of Practice: “Psychosocial Support Services for GBV Victims/ Survivors: Improving Quality and Access” – July 21st, 2022.
- World Youth Skills Day Social Media Live Event – July 15th, 2022.
- Young Women in Leadership (YWiL) Saint Lucia All-female Parliament Sitting – June 27th, 2022.
- Virtual Town Hall for Women Candidates in St. Kitts and Nevis, and Antigua and Barbuda – June 22nd, 2022.
- Young Women in Leadership (YWiL) Saint Lucia Leadership Workshop– 27th May, 2022.
- Dominica Formation Meeting – January 13th, 2022.
- Dominica Formation Meeting – February 10th, 2022.
2021
- Regional Webinar: “Building Equal Societies: The Role of Caribbean Women Leaders” – Feb 1st 2021
- Regional Multi-stakeholder Meeting (partnership): “Building a Coordinated Caribbean Position for CSW65” – Day 1 – Feb 8th 2021
- Regional Multi-stakeholder Meeting (partnership): “Building a Coordinated Caribbean Position for CSW65” – Day 2 – Feb 12 2021
- Virtual pre-election training session on preparing to run in an election: “Women in Politics: An information and training workshop for female candidates in the Belize Municipal Election” – Feb 17 2021
- Regional Webinar: “The March to Equal Participation” – March 01st 2021
- Launch of Children’s Book Crowdsourcing – March 01st 2021
- CIWiL Trinidad and Tobago Chapter Webinar : “Sip and Chat: Born to Lead” March 07th 2021
- Vincent and the Grenadines National Chapter – IWD: “Salute to the Capeless Sheroes” March 08th 2021
- Vincent and the Grenadines – National Heroes Day “Recognizing our unsung SHEroes March 14th 2021
- Trinidad and Tobago National Chapter Meeting March 16th 2021
- Trinidad and Tobago National Chapter IWD Webinar: “Unpacking, Progressing, Achieving: Feminist Leadership Session” March 17th 2021
- Bahamas National Chapter – Leadership Session March 19th 2021
- Bahamas National Chapter – Leadership Session March 20th 2021
- Vincent and the Grenadines National Chapter – IWD: “Hats off Adult Style Sip and Chat” March 20rd 2021
- Trinidad and Tobago National Chapter – IWD IG Live – Chosen to Challenge March 23rd 2021
- Bahamas National Chapter – Leadership Session March 26th 2021
- Bahamas National Chapter – Leadership Session March 27th 2021
- Kitts and Nevis National Chapter – The Political Empowerment of Women in St. Kitts and Nevis March 27th 2021
- Project steering committee meeting April 9th 2021
- Inter-American Task Force on Women’s Leadership 19th Task Force Coordination Meeting April 20th, 2021
- Regional Webinar: “Prioritizing Gender in Disaster Response”- April 22nd 2021
- “Strategies for Running a Winning Campaign” Saint Lucia- May 20th 2021
- “Strategies for Running a Winning Campaign” Saint Lucia – May 21st 2021
- Regional Secretariat Chapter Work Plan Prep – Bahamas – June 09th 2021
- Regional Secretariat Chapter Work Plan Prep – Antigua and Barbuda – June 10th, 2021.
- Regional Secretariat Chapter Work Plan Prep – Belize – June 16th, 2021.
- Regional Secretariat Chapter Financial Planning/ Budget Prep – All chapters- June 30th 2021.
- Women’s Parliamentary and Transformational Leadership – with Commonwealth Secretariat July 28th, 2021.
- Q2 National Chapter Webinar- “GBV: A Human Rights Issue” – August 30th 2021
- Q2 Regional Webinar- “Pathways to Good Governance” – September 27th 2021
- Dominica Formation Meeting – November 11th 2021
- Q3 National Chapter Webinar “Advancing the Gender Agenda” – November 23rd 2021.
- Dominica Formation Meeting – December 09th 2021.
- Q3 Regional Webinar “Grounding Women’s Rights as Human Rights” – December 10th 2021.
- CIWiL Sisters’ Celebration 2021 – December 14th, 2021
- Dominica Formation Meeting – December 16th 2021
2020
- April 2019 to September 2020 Annual Report- Term Review
- Young Women in Leadership Antigua and Barbuda (19, 20 & 23 November, 2020)
- Regional Webinar (Part 2): From Talk to Action-Pathways to Gender Equality in the Caribbean (14 November, 2020)
- Regional Webinar (Part 1): Obligations. Obstacles. Opportunities-Pathways to Gender Equality in the Caribbean ( 8 October, 2020)
- National Chapter Webinar Series-Running a Successful Campaign – Belize (1 October, 2020)
- CIWiL’s Women’s Leadership & Election Candidate Dialogue Webinar – Strategies for Running a Winning Campaign (13 July, 2020)
- CIWiL’s Women’s Leadership & Election Candidate Dialogue Webinar – Gender, Government & Good Governance (7 July, 2020)
- National Chapter Webinar Series – Running a Successful Campaign – St Kitts & Nevis (2 June, 2020)
- National Chapter Webinar Series – Gender Grounding Conversation – (9 June, 2020)
- Regional Webinar: Respond, Restructure, Recover: Women and the COVID-19 Response in the Caribbean – A Regional Conversation on the Gender Dimensions of COVID-19 (19 May, 2020)
- YWiLTT Webinar (29 April, 2020)
- Young Women in Leadership Trinidad and Tobago (5,6 & 9 March, 2020)
- Regional Planning Meeting – CSW and Beijing +25 (10-11 February, 2020)
2019
Local Government Candidate Training – Trinidad and Tobago
- Chaguanas (2-3 October 2019)
- Tunapuna (18-19 October 2019)
- San Fernando (22-23 October 2019)
General Election Training – St Kitts and Nevis (9-10 October, 2019)
Regional Initiatives
We engage with stakeholders across the region through various initiatives designed to educate and empower women to achieve and sustain proactive leadership roles in society.