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Tackling Gender-Based Violence in Sint Maarten

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Money from Sint MaartenTrust Fund used to protect survivors, increase advocacy, and buildgbv-in-sxm-blog capacity.

Nearly one in three women worldwide have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Alarmingly, the scourge of gender-based violence worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic started, as stay-at-home orders and government lockdowns forced women to stay home with their aggressors. Even after quarantine measures were loosened, heightened emotional and mental stress alongside financial insecurity and unemployment were identified as potential drivers of increased abuse. In the Caribbean region, advocates in Sint Maarten are working to support survivors and mitigate this violence within the country.

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eC2: Digital Government Strategy Inputs Sint Maarten

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Deadline: 11-Jul-2019 at 11:59:59 PM (Eastern Time – Washington D.C.)index

Recovery and Resilience Trust Fund, the Govt of Sint Maarten(SXM)is embarking on a digital govt transformation. The objective is to improve the efficiency, resiliency& accessibility of govt services. The WB is seeking a firm to support the development of a digital govt strategy that will articulate the vision, mission, key objectives and provide a roadmap to deliver on the digital govt transformation agenda. The strategy(i)should draw on international best practices, from globally recognized leaders in digital/e-govt(Estonia, Singapore and Netherlands);(ii)will need to reflect the unique history, culture and demographics of SXM as a Caribbean small island state that is highly vulnerable to natural disasters. This will entail conducting activities in3phases: 1. Data gathering& identification of stakeholder groups; 2. Consultative Strategy Development; 3. Implementation Roadmap & Strategy Execution.

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Sint Maarten launches recovery project opportunities website

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In 2017 Sint Maarten was violently hit by hurricane Irma which prompted the Dutch government to provide funds to help with the recovery. The Dutch government contributed 550 million euros of which EUR 470 million placed in a trust fund, managed by the World Bank Group. Since the inception of the trust fund we have been reporting on the project developments and the opportunities arising for the private sector.

The government of St. Maarten has now officially launched a website dedicated to jobs and opportunities funded by the trust fund for the recovery efforts. Below the list of current opportunities which can be found at https://nrpbsxm.org/. 

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Job opportunities Trust Fund St. Maarten / World Bank

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Sint Maarten Interim Recovery Committee (IRC) is now hiring a Project Manager for the Emergency Debris Management Project to work closely with VROMI, VSA, and World untitledBank through the entire project cycle (works, technical assistance, etc), and organize and supervise all activities related to the project. If you know of any suitable candidate in your network, we’d much appreciate you forwarding the job posting to them.

Other current job opportunity’s on Sint Maarten:

  • Communication Officer
  • Engineer
  • Supervision of Works Philipsburg and Simpson Bay Police Stations (Phase I)

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