Care work is the backbone of our society, yet caring systems around the world are broken and leaving women and girls disproportionately impacted. This joint report by CARE International and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women demonstrates how and why governments and decision-makers should invest in building caring economies in line with the 5Rs of care to achieve gender and economic justice globally, and presents four original case studies of women entrepreneurs from the UK, Kenya, and Vietnam as practical examples of positive outcomes of such investments. It concludes with a list of six recommendations on how decision-makers – including governments, donors, multilateral agencies and the private sector – should build caring economies.
Over the past few months, the gender justice team has been conducting desk reviews and consultations to understand the current knowledge and magnitude of technology facilitated gender-based violence. This document is developed from publications by UNFPA; UN women; center for information resilience and from research and articles presented during the SVRI forum 2024 and other similar learning events. Read More
The Martawa Zuromaye project in northeast Nigeria supports the enhancement of survivor-centered efforts to prevent, mitigate, and respond to all forms of gender-based violence (GBV), early and forced marriage (EFM) and female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C). After two years of implementation, the project team and partners met in Nigeria to take stock of the project implementation thus far, re-energized efforts towards achieving the goals, and strategized for more effective implementation in the years ahead. Read More
In conflict-affected Northeast (NE) Nigeria, the destructive influence of Boko Haram has left GBV-focused civil society organizations (CSOs) struggling to effectively prevent and respond to violence. The Martawa Zuromaye project is employing the principles of its globally recognized Gender Equality Framework to empower survivor-centered, women-led civil CSOs and local communities to more effectively fight GBV. This report assesses the impact of training local partners. Read More