Impact Caribbean Inc. has been brought on by Fondation CHANEL to lead and coordinate a one-year regional research initiative aimed at strengthening how the Foundation engages across the Caribbean on gender equality and climate justice. The work is delivered in close partnership with Unite Caribbean Consulting, which oversees the research design, fieldwork, and strategic advisory support, ensuring the analysis is both rigorous and grounded in regional realities.
The research is structured in three phases. It begins by mapping the regional gender and climate ecosystem, including funding flows and the network of women-led and feminist organisations operating across the region. It then examines the regulatory and geopolitical environment that shapes how organisations and funders can access and operate in different territories. The final phase focuses on the connectivity of feminist movements, identifying where collaboration is strong and where fragmentation or isolation limits impact.
The methodology combines desk research, key informant interviews, deep-dive consultations, and alignment workshops. This process will produce a set of practical outputs, including a regulatory framework analysis, ecosystem and organisational mappings, two thematic deep-dive reports, a funding landscape assessment, and a final strategic synthesis.
Taken together, the project provides Fondation CHANEL with a clear, evidence-based understanding of the Caribbean gender and climate ecosystem. It translates complex regional dynamics into actionable guidance on where and how to engage, which partners to prioritise, and what ethical funding approaches are most effective. Ultimately, it supports more informed, strategic, and responsible engagement across the region while reinforcing Impact Caribbean and Unite Caribbean Consulting as trusted regional intermediaries.
For more information, please contact Thomas Chollet.
