ECADE is an independent umbrella organization, inclusive of organizations in the small island territories in the eastern Caribbean, from the Virgin Islands to Grenada. ECADE works with LGBTIQ and human rights organizations within the EC to strengthen institutional capacity and provide a platform to strategize and work towards equality within the sub-region.

Vision
​​An empowered eastern Caribbean that promotes a culture of human rights, equality, justice and respect for all people.

Mission
To strengthen regional capacity for the defense and full recognition of human rights through intersectional collaboration, training, network expansion, development of grassroots HRDs and organizations and sensitization of policymakers, legislators, government and service providers.

Structure
At a 2015 Eastern Caribbean Litigation, Advocacy, and Strategy meeting convened in Grenada, activists from organizations in the various islands called for the revamp or creation of a regional hub. Now identified as ECADE, this hub builds on the shoulders of the previous network, the Caribbean HIV AIDS Partnership (CHAP). It also draws from efforts by the wider regional grouping CariFLAGS, to advance collaborative advocacy in the region.
The Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality Inc. will rationalize and revitalize regional organizing in the small island Caribbean, building on experiences and lessons learned from previous efforts to develop a similar structure for advocacy in the region.

ECADE has made a commitment to actively engage with human rights organizations in 22 countries across the eastern Caribbean. These organizations are expected to be a direct conduit to and amplify the voice of, the communities they serve.