Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and the Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC) are continuing their programme of collaboration on the subject of gender policy, with the holding of a three-day workshop, August 23-25, at the Grenada Grand Beach Resort, Grand Anse, St. George’s. It is now well recognized that the world is facing not only an economic crisis, but also crises in food security, social development and climate change - all of which individually and together affect people’s welfare. The intersection of these crises have far reaching and longer term consequences on the development possibilities of Caribbean peoples, in particular, women and their families. Against this background and under the theme “The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Women in the Caribbean: Identifying Gender-Aware Policy Responses”, the workshop will therefore: v Assess data and analyses of the crisis from a gender perspective in both the global and national contexts. v Guide participants in drafting a national policy statement that is sensitive to the impacts of the crisis on women and their families. v Critique government policy responses to the crisis and formulate alternative gender-aware policy, using the information and skills acquired in the workshop. Participants have been invited from St. Lucia, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Antigua and Grenada, and logistical support has been kindly provided by the Agency for Rural Transformation (ART). The workshop will be facilitated by Ms. Judith Wedderburn, Director, FES Jamaica and the Eastern Caribbean, and Ms. Cecilia Babb, Executive Director, Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC). From: Sandra C.A. Ferguson Agency for Rural Transformation Ltd.(ART)