Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Strengthening Organization, Agency & Rights of Women ECD Workers
Agreement Number:
7457534 P012496001
Agreement Value:
$5,950,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 25, 2024 - Jun 15, 2028
Description:
This project aims to increase the realization of social and labour rights of women paid care workers, specifically women early childhood development workers in Ecuador and Paraguay. Project activities include: (1) training women care workers on professional early childhood development skills and knowledge, gender equality, life skills, and labour and protection rights; (2) providing training and sensitization to communities and families, especially men, about gender equality, women’s labour rights, and equal distribution of unpaid care; (3) training and supporting women’s rights organizations on leadership, care economy, and evidenced-based advocacy; and (4) training government officials on culturally sensitive and gender-responsive policy implementation and service delivery for women paid care workers.
The project implementation is a collaboration between Plan International Canada, Plan International Ecuador and Plan International Paraguay who will co-implement this project with Asociación de Trabajadoras Remuneradas del Hogar del Ecuador and Asociación Solidaridad y Acción in Ecuador and Coordinadora Nacional de Organizaciones de Mujeres Trabajadoras Rurales e Indígenas and Asociación Mil Solidarios in Paraguay.
The project aims to reach 5,430 women early childhood development workers, with 2,780 in Ecuador and 2,650 in Paraguay. It also seeks to indirectly impact 13,570 individuals, with 4,470 in Ecuador (2,272 women) and 9,100 in Paraguay (4,770 women).
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) increased agency of women care workers in the paid early childhood development sector to demand their rights; and (2) enhanced protection and promotion of women’s rights and needs related to paid care work in early childhood development.
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M4P 0B3
Reference Number:
064-2024-2025-Q2-00269
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:
Plan International Canada
Recipient's Legal Name:
PLAN INTERNATIONAL CANADA INC
Federal Riding Name:
Don Valley West
Federal Riding Number:
35021
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.