Briefing Note – WE-Care

Addressing unpaid care and domestic work for a gender-equal and inclusive Kenya

April 13, 2021

This policy brief outlines why unpaid care work is a critical development, economic and gender equality issue for Kenya. It draws on two sets of evidence from Oxfam’s Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care (WE-Care) programme, which explore the impact of women and girls’ heavy and unequal unpaid care responsibilities both before and during COVID-19.

Making care count: An overview of the Women’s Economic Empowerment and Care Initiative

November 18, 2020

This overview document aims to highlight the approaches taken and lessons learned on unpaid care that Oxfam has implemented in collaboration with partners in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

Unpaid care: Why and how to invest

January 12, 2018

Investments which support households to better meet their unpaid care responsibilities – such as childcare, food preparation and laundry – can yield substantial returns in terms of macro-economic growth, job creation and other key government priorities.