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Title:

Time to CARE - Honduras

Agreement Number:

7457500 P012492001

Agreement Value:

$5,950,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 22, 2024 - Jul 15, 2028

Description:

The project aims to improve the human dignity of women, particularly Indigenous and rural women domestic care workers in Honduras. Project activities include: (1) training paid domestic workers on life, technical and negotiation skills and rights. This includes training on gender equality, gender-based violence, labour rights, financial literacy, digital education and environmental sustainability; (2) developing Community Action Plans through social analysis and action to recognize, reduce and redistribute care work; and (3) providing technical assistance to form new and strengthen existing women’s unions, networks and platforms at the local, regional and national level. CARE Canada and CARE Honduras co-implement this project alongside the National Union of Domestic Workers, the Council for the Integral Development of Rural Women and the Center for Women’s Studies in Honduras. The project seeks to directly reach 13,000 people (11,000 women and 2,000 men), including domestic care workers, stakeholders from women’s rights organizations, unions, and women and men community members.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved knowledge and skills of paid women domestic workers to advocate for their work and labour rights, to be recognized and to prevent gender-based violence in the workplace; (2) increased access by paid and unpaid care workers to rights and needs-based resources, services, gender or environmentally responsive social care initiatives, and decision-making spaces led by civil society and public or private actors; and (3) increased ability of women's networks, platforms, unions, rural and indigenous organizations to represent, advocate and negotiate for women caregivers.

Location:

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1Y 4S1

Reference Number:

064-2024-2025-Q2-00253

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

Belated reporting that should have been included in the 2023-2024 4th Quarter report.

Recipient's Operating Name:

CARE Canada

Recipient's Legal Name:

CARE Canada

Federal Riding Name:

Ottawa Centre

Federal Riding Number:

35075

Program:

International Development Assistance Program

Program Purpose:

The main purpose on the International Development Assistance Program is to reduce poverty for those living in countries where Global Affairs Canada engages in international development.