SPECIALISED UNITS AND CENTRES AT A GLANCE
INSTITUTE FOR GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
SIR ARTHUR LEWIS INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) continued its alignment with the needs of the Caribbean region and SALISES staff were involved in several commissioned research projects sponsored by regional and international agencies, including the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Food
and deliver a free online course to nearly 200 participants on “Fulfilling the Commitments – Beijing+25” from October 16–25, 2019. This represents a strategic harnessing of the possibilities of the virtual for expanded public scholarship. The RCO, in addition to its MSc self-financing programme, pursued various fundraising efforts. During the academic year, the RCO administered the JNC-UNESCO“Positive Fathering” US $20,000-funded project and received approximately JMD 1,485,000 in sponsorship from various organisations for the Louise Bennett 100 Days Celebration project. The SAU raised approximately TT$90,000 for the annual IWD march. SAU also embarked on a partnership with UNFPA on a health and family life education in primary and secondary schools project, valued at US $94,000. The project will be implemented over the next academic year and will be led by Dr. Gabrielle Hosein and Ms. Tricia Basdeo. Also, the Unit worked with the Pan American Development Foundation to produce a migrant-sensitive, Spanish-language version of the BTS Toolkit, relevant to Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana.
During the academic year, the Institute continued to fundraise and build partnerships at the international level. The MCU partnered with other University departments to generate additional income to support the UGC allocation such as the Food and Nutrition Project with CAIHR, The UWI Cave Hill, and UTECH, which generated approximately JA$728,097.49/US$5,433.56 for the Unit. The NBU continued its thrust towards internationalization through a variety of new and ongoing institutional collaborations. NBU staff contributed to the development of The UWI/ University of Johannesburg Institute for Global African Affairs Joint Masters Programme which was approved during the academic year. The University of Iceland received an Erasmus+ ICM grant based on an application for mobilities between the GRÓ- GEST at the University of Iceland and MSc students in the NBU will benefit from a two-year mobility scheme and scholarship to attend United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (GEST).
and Agriculture Organization and USAID. Research Fellows from across the three campuses were involved in 14 commissioned research projects, including consultancy services valued at USD 792,694.00, and external grants in excess of USD 107,150.00 The Institute hosted or co-hosted several successful seminars and webinars on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Directors of the respective SALISES Units— Cave Hill, St Augustine and Mona—mobilised early public engagement on the socio-economic impacts of the first wave lockdowns on Caribbean countries. The first joint SALISES webinar took place on May 28, 2020. It was entitled “COVID-19 and Fiscal Sustainability— Debt, Balance of Payments and Financing for Development”. The second was staged on Friday, June 5, 2020. A number of presenters delivered contributions to the topic “New Economy Models, Post COVID-19 Policies for Productivity, Health and Social Wealth”.
The NBU collaborated with UN Women Caribbean Multi-Country Office and ParlAmericas to organize
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