Kenya poised to become first African country with a national policy on care

The policy, which is currently before Cabinet, seeks to recognize, reduce, redistribute, and reward both paid and unpaid care work, long overlooked yet central to the country’s economy and social wellbeing.

At a media breakfast convened by UN Women in Nairobi, journalists, researchers, and policy leaders reflected on why care must be placed at the heart of national development, while also unpacking the recently concluded Unpaid Care Project.

Full article here.