Resources

Report calendar_today August 19, 2026

Labour of Love or Unpaid Labour?

In 2024, Tiny Totos embarked on a 2-year action research undertaking funded by IDRC and supported by the Population Council, designed to determine if and why our care model reduced the burden of unpaid care on women, invest in making the model better, and to share learnings from this process.

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Report calendar_today August 3, 2026

Elder Care Policy in Botswana: Transforming Elder Care through Collective Policy Action across Southern Africa

Elder care is not a niche policy concern. It sits at the intersection of social protection, public health, gender equality, and human rights.

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Policy brief calendar_today May 22, 2026

The Motherload – A call for action for civil society

This policy brief emphasises the urgent need to recognise The Motherload. We aim to understand the conditions under which The Motherload occurs, the consequences of ignoring this issue, and the interventions needed to ease the burden.

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Report calendar_today April 24, 2026

Botswana Elder Care Spending during Fiscal Consolidation

Botswana’s population of older people has grown quickly over the past twenty years, increasing the need for strong social protection and care systems. This report examines how the government supports older people through programmes such as the Old Age Pension (OAP), Destitute Programme, Disability Allowance, and home-based care services.

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Research paper calendar_today March 23, 2026

Availing Affordable and Accessible Childcare in Market Centers in Kenya- A Baseline Research Report on Childcare Needs of Women Traders in Nairobi, Kenya

This baseline study examines the childcare needs, preferences, and barriers faced by women traders in urban markets in Nairobi, Kenya, and the implications for their livelihoods and well-being.

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calendar_today March 11, 2026

Localizing the Care Economy

Scholarly and policy concern with the care economy has surged in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, thrusting questions of care and social reproduction out of the silo of feminist economics into wider debates on social and economic policymaking and theory, thus raising the political question of redistribution. But while this broader focus is welcome, […]

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Report calendar_today March 9, 2026

Trust – The Critical Capital of Transformative Care

This report explores how trust shapes childcare decisions, quality, and sustainability, especially in contexts where care services are informal, under-regulated, or difficult for parents to assess.

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Report calendar_today March 9, 2026

The South African National Policy Dialogue on Elder Care: Transforming Elder Care through Collective Policy Action across Southern Africa

This report presents the findings of the National Policy Dialogue on Elder Care in South Africa, convened in June 2025. Bringing together government departments, civil-society organisations, researchers, service providers, and caregivers, the dialogue examined the realities of elder care and explored practical pathways for policy reform.

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calendar_today March 4, 2026

Water, Work, and Women’s Time: Feminist Pathways for Gender-Responsive Wash in Africa

A white paper by ActionAid International, Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF), Young Urban Women’s Movements and Africa Cares Together Community of Practice

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calendar_today February 28, 2026

Scaling Care Innovations Project Profiles by IDRC | CRDI

Project profiles on the 19 innovations seeking to scale solutions that recognize, reduce and redistribute unpaid care work.

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