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Project

Toward universal access to childcare services in Senegal
 

Senegal
Project ID
109624
Total Funding
CAD 500,000.00
IDRC Officer
Flaubert Mbiekop
Project Status
Active
Duration
36 months

Programs and partnerships

Employment and Growth

Lead institution(s)

Project leader:
Professeur Abdoulaye Diagne
Senegal

Summary

Senegal is lagging behind in the provision of childcare services. Over the last 10 years, many public, private, and community-based initiatives have sought to fill the gap, but most women still face the triple challenges of availability, cost, and quality of childcare services. Read more

Senegal is lagging behind in the provision of childcare services. Over the last 10 years, many public, private, and community-based initiatives have sought to fill the gap, but most women still face the triple challenges of availability, cost, and quality of childcare services.
This project seeks to identify and facilitate the scaling up of effective solutions to achieve women's empowerment and gender equality by reducing and redistributing unpaid domestic care work. It will also contribute to the large-scale adoption of childcare models suited to the socio-economic situation of various population groups in Senegal.

The project is a continuation of the successful initiative Growth and Economic Opportunities for Women - GrOW. GrOW West Africa aims to support applied, practical, in-depth research rooted in the local contexts of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Senegal. Its aim is to help rebuild post-COVID-19 socio-economic systems in a way that contributes to women's empowerment and gender equality.