Formal Launch of Spotlight Review and Amend Evidence Act to offer better protection to victims and witnesses and to align it with pending legislation; At least 325 couples initially reached with workprogramme designed to transform the imbalance of power and build healthy relationship; Peer education programmes targeting adolescent boys and men piloted in 10 schools and 10 workplaces; Initiate processes to harmonize Belizes exisitng GBV information systems

1. Legislative review of Evidence Act, Cyber Crime Legislation and Anti-Discrimination laws as well as the Criminal Code to Operationalize the Sexual Offenders Registry. 2. Evaluate the existing National Gender Policy and develop a new National Gender Policy and Costed Plan based on the evaluation of the policy. 3. Conduct Capacity Assessment at individual and institutional levels of relevant key state actors and CSO to respond to family violence and develop a costed national capacity development plan based on findings from the capacity assesment. 4. Strengthen and roll out FAMCARE to support national referral system and case management for GBV survivors in a coherent and coordinated fashion. 5. Support the development/ implementation of the standard operating procedures for the management of safe houses for survivors of family violence. 6. Support the establishment of sexual and domestic violence unit within the Police Department. 7. Support the harmonization of the GBV information system, to both fulfil the role of a statistical M&E system as well as a comprehensive case management system that captures important aspects of each case from first report through to case closure. (GBV Surveillance, FAM Care, CIMS, Court System etc.) and build capacity of service providers, including Civil society in the use of the system. 8. Build capacity of the judiciary to gather and manage data to improve access to justice case management, decision making, inform accountability and inform legislative review. 9. Develop programme to work with couples, including adolescents in formal and informal unions, to transform the imbalance of power and build healthy relationships, manage conflicts and understand family violence. 10. Work with workplaces (formal and informal sector) to engage men in critical reflection on rigid gender norms which perpetuate inequitable power relations between women and men and support the modelling of positive behaviours and masculinity through positive deviance approach. A total of 10 workplaces were trained including Government, CSOs and Private sectors.

1.) The National Gender Based Policy and Plan were completed and will be passed in the National House of Assembly in November 2022 during the 16 Days of Activism. 2.) Revision of SOPs for Safe Houses and establish Private Partnerships to support the Safe Houses.