The Action for Paid Childcare Sector Transformation (ACT) project is a four-year collaborative initiative funded by Global Affairs Canada and implemented in Kenya and Malawi with World University Services of Canada as the lead partner. The project aims to transform paid childcare work from a job of last resort into a vocation of choice, a dignified, fairly compensated, and recognized profession.
End FGM/C Network Africa (The African Network) is an African-led coalition launched on October 10, 2023, during the African Union’s 2nd International Conference on FGM in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Network aims to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) across the continent.
Komesha FGM Sasa! is a three year programme led by UNFPA Kenya and funded by the European Union. In Kenya, the project focuses on strengthening community-led mechanisms for FGM prevention and response, increasing access to locally based support services, and enhancing the skills of frontline actors to advocate, manage cases, and drive social change.
In an effort to address the rising cases of TFGBV, COVAW is implementing the Making All Spaces Safe (MASS) Project, a UNFPA-supported initiative designed to prevent and respond to Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV). The project seeks to strengthen national prevention and response mechanisms through multi-sectoral engagement, capacity-building of service providers, and the development of policy and operational guidelines that integrate TFGBV into existing case management and referral systems.
Movements led by women with disabilities have often been excluded from mainstream and feminist movements, resulting in their advocacy efforts being seen solely as disability issues rather than being included in the broader women’s and feminist movements.