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Title:

United for Care-sensitive Approaches to Rights and Empowerment (U-CARE)

Agreement Number:

7455949 P012010001

Agreement Value:

$9,357,600.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 27, 2024 - Mar 31, 2029

Description:

The project seeks to reduce the heavy, unequal and unfair burden of unpaid and paid care work (UPCW) borne by women and girls (W&Gs) in northern Ghana. U-CARE will work with key stakeholders such as the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), national policy makers and district assemblies to map UPCW in northern Ghana and create an enabling policy and programming environment to recognize, reduce and redistribute UPCW in ten northern districts. The Canadian Executing Agency (CEA), Alinea International, will deliver the project in collaboration with two key local partners: Social Enterprise Development Foundation (SEND) Ghana and Network for Women’s Rights in Ghana (NETRIGHT). Key project activities include: (1) facilitating government policy and service provision through the utilization of time use data; (2) supporting grassroots actions to redistribute care at the household and community levels through the use of Gender Model Families (GMFs); (3) supporting women’s rights organizations (WROs) from regional to district level to undertake a National Advocacy Strategy on UPCW; and (4) supporting local entrepreneurs and women-led businesses to develop and market new goods and services to reduce the burden of UPCW for W&Gs.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected results for this project include: (1) Focusing on evidence, policy and programming to create an enabling environment for greater equality in the burden of Unpaid and Paid Care Work (UPCW) and; (2) Creating social change at the grassroots level, supported by national and local advocacy.

Location:

Calgary, Alberta, CA T2X 1Z2

Reference Number:

064-2024-2025-Q2-00285

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Additional Information:

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

Recipient's Operating Name:

Alinea International Ltd

Recipient's Legal Name:

Alinea International Ltd

Federal Riding Name:

Calgary Midnapore

Federal Riding Number:

48008

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.