JES Projects
Strengthening Justice for Women, Girls and Indigenous Peoples
Funded by Global Affairs Canada, this project aims to deliver greater equality in access to justice for women and girls throughout Guyanese society to empower indigenous women and girls to be less vulnerable to violence. The national focus of the project is the reduction of impunity for severe violence against women and girls (sexual violence, femicides, gender-based assaults) while at the local level the project seeks to improve access to justice for Indigenous women, girls and peoples.
The project focuses on building the technical capacity of justice sector actors to respond to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) through training and assistance for the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the judiciary. For remote Indigenous populations where lack of access to justce is a principal concern especially for women and girls, the project will undertake a pilot initiative to build the capacity of Indigenous leaders (National Toshaos Council (NTC), women’s groups and civil society organisations to deliver gender-transformative and rights based legal education and coordinate with strengthened police detachments to respond to SGBV against women and girls.
