Wo-Man Talk (WE-Talk) for the Reduction of Gender-Based Violence


Reporting Organization:Oxfam Canada
Total Budget ($CAD):$ 5,130,263
Timeframe: March 17, 2022 - June 30, 2027
Status: Implementation
Contact Information: Kimberly Quach
[email protected]

Partner & Funder Profiles


Reporting Organization


Oxfam Canada

Participating Organizations


  • NGOs

    • Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) Jamaica
    • WMW Jamaica

Funders (Total Budget Contribution)


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Location


Country - Total Budget Allocation


Jamaica - $ 5,130,263.00 (100.00%)

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Areas of Focus


Other - Total Budget Allocation


Sexual & Gender-based Violence (80.00 %)

Gender Equality (10.00 %)

Human Rights, Advocacy & Public Engagement (10.00 %)

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Description


The Wo-Man Talk for the Reduction of Gender-Based Violence (WE-Talk) project is a five-year initiative in Jamaica, funded by Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and Oxfam Canada (OCA) with a budget of $5 million. The project aims to contribute to the reduction of gender-based violence (GBV) in Jamaica against women, girls, boys, and other marginalized groups. Implemented by local partners WMW Jamaica (WMW) and the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), the project addresses patriarchal structures, unequal power relations, systemic discrimination, harmful norms, and pervasive myths that perpetuate GBV. It focuses on two Pillars: increasing community and individual awareness of harmful norms and practices, and strengthening the capacity of civil society organizations (CSOs) to address GBV. The project faces contextual challenges such as criminal violence, political disruptions, and increasing reports of GBV, but it has taken proactive measures to ensure safety and security. Furthermore, the project aims to leverage the growing unity among civil society women’s rights organizations (WROs) to amplify its advocacy efforts.

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Target Population


Gender and age: Adolescent females Adolescent males Adult men Adult women Older adults, men Older adults, women
Descriptors: LGBTQ2I Communities Rural Urban
Total Direct Population: 78,624
Total Indirect Population: 235,872
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Outputs


5 Gender-transformative and innovative awareness campaigns conducted
135 Workshops held with women and youth
3,730 Involved women, girls, and boys in the workshops
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Results & Indicators


Expected Results


The project will be implemented in all 14 parishes of Jamaica, targeting both rural and urban communities. WE-Talk will reach 314,496 ultimate beneficiaries (78,624 directly and 235,872 indirectly). Of which, 24.3% are adult women (age 30+), 29.4% are young women (age 15-29), 20.9% adult men (age 30+) and 25.5% young men (15-29). The project will utilize rights-based, feminist, and intersectional methodologies that incorporate gender-based analysis plus (GBA+) methods to foster participation of a broad range of stakeholders, including teenage mothers, out-of-school youth, those engaged in or vulnerable to transactional sex, inner city women, senior women, the LGBTQ2I+ community. It will directly benefit over 35 local WROs, CSOs, youth organizations and feminist collectives, 170 influencers (duty bearers, journalists, social media influencers, celebrities, community leaders) and directly provide 250 unique women and girls across Jamaica with services to ease their care responsibilities and foster their participation in WE-Talk activities.

Achieved Results


Indicators


SDG Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
  • SDG 5.2.2 Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence
SRHR-related Indicators
  • # of women and girls, men and boys, demonstrating positive attitudes towards ending SGBV
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Associated Projects (If applicable)


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