Women Economic Empowerment and Care Project(We-Care)

Donor

Hewlett Foundation through Oxfam in Kenya.

Implement Partners

Implement location

Kiambu, Nairobi counties.

The Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (WE-Care) program is an initiative to increase women’s and girls’ time and choice to participate in social, economic, and political life by transforming how unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW) is valued, shared, and invested in. WE-Care aims to increase the recognition of UCDW in public policy; reduce heavy and time- consuming UCDW through investments in essential public services and infrastructure; redistribute the responsibility for UCDW more equally between men and women and between households and the state; and ensure that women with care responsibilities are represented in the planning and implementation of budgets and policies that affect their lives.The program works towards a just and inclusive society by recognizing, reducing, redistributing, representing, and rewarding unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW). It envisions a world where women and girls have more choice at every stage of their lives and that the work they do is valued. The program has previously been implemented in the Philippines, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya.

We invite you to join hands with us in making a difference in the lives of young people and the future of our society.

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