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Title:

Action for paid Childcare sector Transformation

Agreement Number:

7457604 P012499001

Agreement Value:

$5,950,000.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 22, 2024 - Jul 15, 2028

Description:

This project aims to enhance the economic empowerment of women paid childcare providers in Kenya and Malawi. Project activities include: (1) supporting women's paid childcare groups and collectives to develop and execute gender-responsive advocacy and coordination strategies; (2) developing gender and disability-responsive curriculum, training, and certification standards for childcare; (3) supporting policymakers and regulators to advance gender-transformative laws, policies and regulations for childcare; (4) developing campaigns to raise awareness about sexual and gender-based violence and the rights of women in paid childcare; (5) providing matching grants to local organizations to develop and expand innovative and gender-responsive business services and models for women paid childcare providers; and (6) supporting financial service providers to develop and expand gender-responsive products or services that meet the needs and capacities of women childcare providers. World University Service of Canada (WUSC) implements this project in partnership with local organizations Uthabiti Africa, the Coalition of Violence Against Women and the Women’s Legal Resources Centre, in collaboration with other local partners. This project expects to reach 42,000 women childcare providers, including microenterprise operators and childcare workers, operating in target areas of Kenya and Malawi.

Organization:

Global Affairs Canada

Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) improved childcare ecosystem actors’ gender-responsive performance in Kenya and Malawi; (2) enhanced protection and promotion of the rights and needs of women paid childcare providers in Kenya and Malawi; and (3) enhanced provision of gender-responsive financial and business services and models by ecosystem actors to women paid childcare providers in Kenya and Malawi.

Location:

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1Y 4M8

Reference Number:

064-2024-2025-Q2-00669

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

Belated reporting

Recipient's Operating Name:

WUSC - World University Service of Canada

Recipient's Legal Name:

WORLD UNIVERSITY SERVICE OF 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.