Key stakeholders gathered for the Stakeholder Sensitization Workshop on the National Care Policy, held on June 17, 2025, at Mövenpick Hotel, Nairobi. Pictured from left: Dr. Joy Kiiru (The Gates Foundation), Dr. Eliud Mutwiri (Director, Gender – SDGAA), Grace Wasike (Director, Social Economic Empowerment – SDGAA), Moses Ivuto (Secretary Administration – SDGAA), Evelyn Opondo (Regional Director, ICRW Africa), Dr. Josephine Obonyo (Secretary, Gender – SDGAA), and Elizabeth Obanda (Women’s Economic Empowerment Analyst, UN Women).
This high-level convening marked a key milestone in refining Kenya’s draft Care Policy and reinforcing multisectoral collaboration to integrate care work into national development agendas.
Stakeholders Unite to Advance Kenya’s National Care Policy
Grace Wasike,Director Social Economic Empowerment-SDGAA highlights Strategic Pillars of Kenya’s National Care Policy
Grace Wasike, Director of Social Economic Empowerment at the State Department for Gender and Affirmative Action, delivers the keynote address at the Stakeholder Sensitization Workshop on the National Care Policy held on June 17, 2025, at Mövenpick Hotel, Nairobi. She outlined the policy’s strategic framework centered on recognition, reduction, redistribution, reward, and representation of care work emphasizing the urgency of integrating care into national development and economic planning.
Participants Unite to Validate Kenya’s Draft Care Policy Framework
Participants gather for a group photo at the conclusion of the Stakeholder Sensitization Workshop on the National Care Policy.The workshop brought together policymakers, development partners, civil society leaders, and community stakeholders, marking a key milestone in the journey to position care work at the heart of Kenya’s economic planning and gender equality agenda.
