CAPRI

Caribbean Policy Research Institute is an independent public policy think tank dedicated to the production & dissemination of impartial, evidence-based research

[CAPRI @CapriCaribbean]

CAPRI's latest report, #RoomForlmprovement: The Gap Between Public Spending and Child Outcomes in Jamaica, developed in partnership with UNICEF Jamaica (@UNICEFJamaica), is now available at https://t.co/xhEuyNyk80!

Explore how public investment in children translates into outcomes, where gaps remain, and what opportunities exist to strengthen support #ForEveryChild.

#CAPRICaribbean #UNICEFJamaica #PublicSpending #ChildProtection #Education #Health #FosterCare

[Diana Thorburn 🇯🇲 @Diana_Thorburn]

@CapriCaribbean @JamaicaObserver Before we talk about spending more, we should talk about tracking where current spending goes & what it produces. The mechanisms for that don't exist and what we're getting is not very much.

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[Diana Thorburn 🇯🇲 @Diana_Thorburn]

The @CapriCaribbean report being discussed by the JTA never said JA spends "enough" it said JA spends a relatively high share of its GDP & budget on education, that the spending is not producing commensurate outcomes, and we don't know where the $ goes @jamaicaobserver

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[Southern Voice @SVoice2030]

It's the first day of the month, and you know what that means! We have a fresh edition of ✨Members Spotlight✨ for you, sharing key activities from members and partners across the network during May. For this month, we highlight:

💡 @NkafuPolicyInst was awarded a $10 million grant from the @_AfricanUnion and @WorldBankGroup to advance evidence-informed policymaking

💡 @onthinktanks hosted their 2026 Conference in Rabat, Morocco, in partnership with the @PolicyCenterNS

💡 @ScienceBoard_UN launched their new podcast Science Forward! You can listen here: https://t.co/sr4iP3ZgTt

📕 @AERCAFRICA published collective research about food nutrition policy in Africa, involving 20 countries and 95 researchers: https://t.co/PZx1yvSdhP

📕 @CapriCaribbean launched new report in partnership with @UNICEF, discussing how public spending reaches children: https://t.co/wg2tVp1Bf8

📕 @PlataformaCIPO shared new policy brief on climate multilateralism and Belém COP30 legacy: https://t.co/ZtHfvJx4lH

📕 @GRADEPeru published lessons from collaborative research-action fund on care policies in LATAM: https://t.co/IwSeUkHjoK

📕 @1for8billion partners @PlataformaCIPO @SDPIPakistan @CIPPEC @ESRFTZ @cpdbd1993 and @Solidartn released campaign Synthesis Report and five policy briefs: https://t.co/jFLgUFgdDh

📕 @FundacionARU rolled out “Facts and Figures” series connecting data visualization with research agendas: https://t.co/gcGvXHvpaN

📢 Applications for the @onthinktanks School for Thinktankers 2027 (February 2027 in Barcelona, Spain) are now open! https://t.co/oV85KMMPqu

📢 @PolicyCenterNS is hiring a Program Officer, apply here: https://t.co/MbL9Nr1wPx

📢 @surfuturo_ opens call for proposals in Latin America labour risks and opportunities: https://t.co/9ILvHw1PEB

📢 @PolicyCenterNS opens applications for young leaders in its flagship ADEL Program: https://t.co/RS6UjjQYJN

🗓️ On 29-30, Southern Voice and members will join the Hamburg Sustainability Conference

[Fi We Children Foundation @fwcfja]

Students explored how Jamaica’s national budget is funded, allocated, and why youth voices matter in the process. 📊

This session engaged forty seven (47) young people and how they can engage meaningfully with elected officials.

[CAPRI @CapriCaribbean]

Every child in Jamaica deserves a system that delivers on what it promises them. This is the belief that drove the production and launch of the report, #RoomForImprovement: The Gap Between Public Spending and Child Outcomes in Jamaica.

To our partners at UNICEF Jamaica (@UNICEFJamaica), to our panellists Dr. Steven Kerr (@MOEYJamaica), Dr. Diana Thorburn (@Diana_Thorburn), and André Miller, to our host and moderator Javaughn Keyes (@javaughn_keyes), and to everyone who joined us in the room or online – thank you for showing up #ForEveryChild!

#ICYMI: Watch the full launch on our YouTube channel: https://t.co/3jgQzNsA2k

#CAPRICaribbean #UNICEFJamaica

[CAPRI @CapriCaribbean]

📰Latest #CAPRICommentary: "Whose Job Is It to Fix the Spending Gap for Children?"

The honest answer: Jamaica’s gap between public spending and child outcomes is not the failure of one person or administration. It is a structural issue requiring structural reform.

In the @JamaicaGleaner, CAPRI’s Kimberly Stewart breaks down the three structural conditions driving the spending-to-outcomes gap for children, and the reforms needed to improve it.

🔗Read here: https://t.co/1Zjp6F1xUF
#RoomForImprovement #CAPRICaribbean #UNICEFJamaica

[Fi We Children Foundation @fwcfja]

PRESS RELEASE: FWCF Welcomes Review of Adoption Act.

[CAPRI @CapriCaribbean]

Our oceans. Our livelihoods. Our future.🌊

This #InternationalDayforBiologicalDiversity 2026, the theme "Acting Locally for Global Impact" reminds us that global goals are reached through national choices.

For Jamaica, some of the most consequential choices we can make are about the sea. CAPRI's "#SeaOfOpportunity: Developing Jamaica's Blue Economy" report, funded by the European Union (@euinjamaica), charts a clear path forward:
🔹Prioritise marine protection aligned with our 30 by 30 commitment
🔹 Diversify tourism toward ecotourism and conservation-based marine offerings
🔹 Establish a regional Sustainable Finance Hub for blue and climate finance
🔹 Embed fisherfolk in policy and MPA decision-making

📖 Read the full report at https://t.co/xhEuyNyRXy

#CAPRICaribbean #BiodiversityDay2026 #BlueEconomy

[CAPRI @CapriCaribbean]

🌎#CAPRIAtlas: Diana Thorburn (Director of Research) representing CAPRI at the OECD's The Future of Development Co-operation conference (@OECD) in Paris, France🇫🇷

As a panelist in the roundtable discussion, "Identifying Areas of Convergence on Purposes of International Development Co-operation, Diana contributed to the conversation with a strong focus on locally led development and South-South cooperation- ensuring Caribbean perspectives are helping shape the global agenda, not just participating in it.

It was also a great opportunity to reconnect and exchange ideas with our colleagues at Southern Voice (@SVoice2030)!

#CAPRICaribbean #OECD #InternationalDevelopment #ThinkTank

[Southern Voice @SVoice2030]

🌟 Huge congratulations to our partners at @onthinktanks and @PolicyCenterNS for delivering another fantastic #OTTConference this year!

We were proud to see such strong participation from the Southern Voice network, with 16 member institutions joining the discussions, including: @fusades @CapriCaribbean @theokwelians @SAIIA_info @IEPeruanos @acedafrica @csea_afric @cips_id @EthosInnovacion @ipeaonline @NkafuPolicyInst @PolicyCenterNS @FARO_org. We were very well represented, alongside our very own Network Engagement Officer, Beatriz Pfeifer.

Southern Voice also contribut ed to the conference programme with our session “Unlocking Global Impact for Southern Think Tanks,” which created space for an important discussion between Global South think tanks, funders, and stakeholders on the barriers that continue to limit Southern engagement in global policymaking. This dialogue also illustrated why overcoming them matters now more than ever.

Thank you again to OTT and PCNS for creating such a rich space for exchange and collaboration. We look forward to continuing these conversations, and our engagement with such incredible partners! 🤝

[CAPRI @CapriCaribbean]

💬We're live! Join us here: https://t.co/o9szrS9zSn

[CAPRI @CapriCaribbean]

💬#CAPRIChat: Join us today at 12PM as we dive deeper into the findings and recommendations of #RoomForlmprovement: The Gap Between Public Spending and Child Outcomes in Jamaica.

CAPRI's Diana Thorburn (@Diana_Thorburn) and Regan Reid will also address the unanswered questions from Slido.

This report was produced in partnership with UNICEF Jamaica (@unicefjamaica)

#CAPRICaribbean #UNICEFJamaica #ForEveryChild #InstagramLive

[CAPRI @CapriCaribbean]

💬#CAPRIChat: Join us today at 12PM as we dive deeper into the findings and recommendations of #RoomForlmprovement: The Gap Between Public Spending and Child Outcomes in Jamaica.

CAPRI's Diana Thorburn (@Diana_Thorburn) and Regan Reid will also address the unanswered questions from Slido.

This report was produced in partnership with UNICEF Jamaica (@unicefjamaica)

#CAPRICaribbean #UNICEFJamaica #ForEveryChild #InstagramLive

[Nationwide90FM @NationwideRadio]

Director of Research at CAPRI, Dr Diana Thorburn calls for a government website dedicated to tracking real-time spending of funds that the public can access.

She believes this could help with meeting the accountability mark. #TheWeekThatWas

[CAPRI @CapriCaribbean]

🎙️ #CAPRITalk: CAPRI's #RoomForImprovement report, produced in partnership with @unicefjamaica, examines how Jamaica's public spending on children translates into outcomes across education, health, child protection, and social services.

The report's recommendations include:
🔹 Rebalancing child investment toward the earliest years
🔹 Requiring the CPFSA when it resumes annual reporting to establish a minimum reporting standard.
🔹 Introducing child-disaggregated reporting requirements into Jamaica’s public financial management framework.

Watch this feature from TVJ News (@television_jamaica) to learn more.

#CAPRICaribbean #UNICEFJamaica #ForEveryChild

[OUR TODAY @Our_Today_News]

UNICEF Jamaica, together with the Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI), yesterday presented the study, “Room for Improvement”, the most thorough examination of child‑focused public expenditure in Jamaica in two decades.

Read more:
https://t.co/tVF7obQykU

#UNICEF #CAPRI #OTNEWS #Jamaica #ourtoday

[CAPRI @CapriCaribbean]

Delighted that our Executive Director Damien King will be representing CAPRI at the @onthinktanks Conference in Rabat!

Looking forward to connecting with @SVoice2030 colleagues and partners on driving Global South perspectives in policy research.

[Southern Voice @SVoice2030]

🌍 Southern Voice will be at the @onthinktanks Conference this week!

📍 Agenda: May 19-21 in Rabat, Morocco

👤 Representing SV: Beatriz Pfeifer (Network Engagement Officer)

🎤 Our role: Hosting the session "Unlocking Global Impact for Southern Think Tanks" with members and partners

🌐 Other SV Members Participating: 16 in total, including @fusades @CapriCaribbean @theokwelians @SAIIA_info @IEPeruanos @acedafrica @csea_afric @cips_id @EthosInnovacion @ipeaonline @NkafuPolicyInst @PolicyCenterNS @FARO_org

Southern Voice's session "Unlocking Global Impact for Southern Think Tanks" will highlight the critical importance of Global South think tanks engaging in global policy. In a discussion with SV members, partners and funders, we will explore the key constraints preventing this prioritization.

Our member @fusades is also hosting a session on building trust and resilience in think tanks and research centers, aligned with our Strengthening Think Tanks framework. @cips_id will also be invited to present the Strengthening Think Tanks framework and tool.

💬 Are you or your organisation also attending? Get in touch, we would love to connect!

[CAPRI @CapriCaribbean]

#CAPRITalk: Tune in to @CVMTV’s Lead Story tonight at 6:00 p.m. to catch CAPRI’s Director of Research, Diana Thorburn (@Diana_Thorburn), discussing the newly launched report, #RoomForImprovement in partnership with @UNICEFJamaica!

Watch live on TV or via YouTube: https://t.co/EAqgSIqVgx

[𝚁𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚎𝚕 𝙼𝚌𝙳𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚍 @mcdonaldrachael]

Budgets matter but impact matters too.

#CAPRI #Jamaica