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Expression of Interest are invited for Assessing the integration of Care Responsive Development Plans (CRDPs) into County Integrated Development Plans (CIDPs) of 2022-2027. Closing Date: 14 Mar 2025 Type: Consultancy Themes: Gender/Health/Protection and Human Rights Oxfam is an international confederation of 21 organizations working in over 60 countries worldwide seeking to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice around the world. Oxfam is determined to change that world by mobilizing the power of people against poverty. Around the world, Oxfam works to find practical, innovative ways for people to lift themselves out of poverty and thrive. We save lives and help rebuild livelihoods when crisis strikes. And we campaign so that the voices of the poor influence the local and global decisions that affect them. In all we do, Oxfam works with partners, public and private sector institutions alongside vulnerable women and men to end the injustices that cause poverty. Read more about Oxfam from https://kenya.oxfam.org/ 2. ABOUT THE PROJECT Oxfam in collaboration with the Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotel, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA) and Youth Alive Kenya (YAK) will implement a 6-year project titled Time To Care (TTC)in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kiambu and Nakuru counties in Kenya. The project overall objective is to Improve gender equality and care infrastructure for women and girls in Kenya. TTC project will directly benefit 5,916 people and 2,021,800 people, these include both rural and urban populations, in particular small-scale farmers, women-headed households, unemployed and vulnerable men indirectly as shown in the table below: The project has a two-pillar strategy representing two Intermediate Outcomes Increased adoption of gender-equitable social norms in support of women and girls in Kenyas care infrastructure Increased implementation of gender-transformative legislation, policies, and practices by duty bearers in support of care infrastructure in Kenya for women and girls 3. CONTEXT Caregiving is a critical yet often overlooked component of social and economic development. Globally, caregiving responsibilities disproportionately fall on women, who perform 76% of all unpaid care workover three times more than men. In Kenya, women spend 4-5 hours daily on unpaid care work compared to about 1 hour for men (KNBS 2021). This unequal distribution of care work leads to time poverty, limits womens participation in formal employment, and perpetuates gender disparities in income, leadership, and social mobility. The invisible and undervalued nature of caregiving has far-reaching consequences, reinforcing inequality and undermining efforts toward inclusive development. Recognizing the critical role of caregiving, global frameworks have highlighted the need to address care work. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) specifically target unpaid care work in SDG 5 (Gender Equality), which calls for recognizing and valuing unpaid care and domestic work through public services, infrastructure, and social protection policies. Regionally, efforts to address caregiving include the African Unions Agenda 2063, which emphasizes gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls as key pillars of development. In Kenya, the Government has taken significant steps to address caregiving challenges. The Kenyan Constitution mandates shared responsibility for caregiving between parents and recognizes the rights of vulnerable groups such as children, persons with disabilities, and the elderly. Vision 2030 and the Medium-Term Plan IV prioritize social inclusion and gender equality, while the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) emphasizes womens economic empowerment. A key milestone is the development of the National Care Policy, which seeks to establish a care system that supports the well-being and dignity of all Kenyans, recognizes and values care work, and promotes gender equality. The policy focuses on reducing and redistributing unpaid care work, rewarding paid care workers, and improving public care systems. Despite these initiatives, caregiving remains inadequately addressed at the county level, where CIDPs serve as the primary tools for planning and implementing development. CIDPs guide resource allocation and outline priority projects, yet caregiving systems such as childcare services, elderly care facilities, and social protection measures are often underrepresented. This disproportionately affects different groups of women in unique ways, including rural women with limited infrastructure, women in informal employment lacking caregiving protections, and single parents who face heightened caregiving responsibilities. Addressing these specific challenges within CIDPs will be critical in ensuring gender trasformation. Assessing the extent to which care responsiveness has been incorporated into CIDPs is essential to identify gaps, align county efforts with national and global priorities, and ensure inclusive and equitable development. Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4137335/assessing-integration-care-responsive-development-plans-crdps-county-integrated-development-plans-cidps-2022-2027
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