June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Each year we commemorate efforts to eradicate discriminatory practices based on gender identity or sexual orientation. The Latin American and Caribbean region has seen uneven progress on that journey, but it has also taken very important steps to ensure that LGBTQ+ people live, work, develop and dream on equal terms. For example, 40% of countries … [Read more...] about Portraying LGBTQ+ Pride is Celebrating Inclusion
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Research: A Key Ally for the Inclusion of People with Disabilities
In Latin America and the Caribbean, approximately one in seven people live with some form of disability, whether it’s physical, sensory, intellectual, or mental. It is estimated that this proportion will increase to one in five people in the next three decades due to the rapid aging of the population in the region. Having a disability is not uncommon; … [Read more...] about Research: A Key Ally for the Inclusion of People with Disabilities
More and Better Data: the Compass for Diversity Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean
Some population groups such as Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, persons with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people have been historically excluded and discriminated. This is reflected in development programs and policies in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the rest of the world. While there has been some progress in the … [Read more...] about More and Better Data: the Compass for Diversity Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean
A Call to Close Racial and Ethnic Gaps
What policies are effective in reducing ethnic-racial gaps? How can we prevent and discourage unequal treatment based on race and ethnicity? What challenges do institutions face in closing the gaps experienced by Afro-descendants and Indigenous Peoples? GDLab's new call for research proposals aims to generate academic studies that provide solid evidence to answer these … [Read more...] about A Call to Close Racial and Ethnic Gaps
Afro-Colombian leaders: three keys to successful training processes
"There are a number of problems that frustrate the 'buen vivir' (well-being) of black people in Colombia on a daily basis" says Mayra, an Afro-Colombian leader from the municipality of Guachené, Cauca. Some of these problems, she says, could be solved through projects carried out by the Afro-Colombian communities themselves. However, she believes that their own resources are … [Read more...] about Afro-Colombian leaders: three keys to successful training processes