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Making Unpaid Care and Domestic Work Count in Kenya’s Governance and Budgeting Knowledge Product
Unpaid Care and Domestic Work (UCDW) refers to the time and effort spent on providingcare and performing household-related tasks without monetary compensation. This includes cooking, cleaning, fetching water and firewood, caring for children, the elderly, the sick, or persons with disabilities and managing household well-being.
UCDW is the hidden engine that keeps households, communities, and economies running yet it remains largely invisible in economic and policy decisions. The work is often taken for granted because it is done out of love, duty, or tradition predominantly by women and girls..