A Pan-African Knowledge Hub

Advancing Solutions to Transform Care in Africa

Part of the Scaling Care Innovations in Africa Initiative, the Africa Cares Together Community of Practice website is a resource and networking center for project implementers, individuals, and organizations. We showcase advocacy work, host knowledge products, and facilitate engagement to identify and amplify solutions to recognise, reduce and redistribute unpaid care work across the continent.

 

Knowledge & Learning Hub

Access a comprehensive repository of research, tools, and learning materials focused on care innovations and the social organization of care in Africa.

Connect & Collaborate

Join a vibrant Community of Practice to network with project implementers, share experiences, and map connections across care-focused programs.

Showcase & Advocate

Explore a platform for African voices and virtual art that showcases ongoing advocacy work and depicts the realities and reimagining of care.

Welcome

Welcome to Africa Cares Together

Welcome to the pan-African network dedicated to innovations in the social organisation of care. This platform serves as a central resource and networking center for individuals and organisations committed to understanding and engaging with care-related discourse and activism in Africa.

We are bringing together partners across the continent to create a dynamic Community of Practice. Here, you can access valuable knowledge products, connect with peers, and showcase advocacy work that is advancing solutions to unlock opportunities for women, girls, and their communities. Join us in learning, sharing, and reimagining care together.

 
 

Partners and Funders

Implementing partners

Funders

News & Updates

From Invisible Work to Public Responsibility: African Solutions for Transforming Care
Webinar calendar_today October 28, 2026

From Invisible Work to Public Responsibility: African Solutions for Transforming Care

Across Africa, caregivers sustain households, livelihoods and communities, yet much of this work remains unsupported and invisible. To mark the International Day of Care & Support, this #VoicesOfCare webinar will bring together four projects from the Africa Cares Together Community of Practice (ACT CoP) to share what they are learning about transforming care in different […]

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Learning brief calendar_today October 15, 2026

Lessons From Practice on Scaling Care in Africa

This brief highlights care innovations that are demonstrating results and show potential for further scaling. It focuses on two thematic areas: expanding access to affordable, high-quality childcare and reducing and redistributing unpaid care work in rural settings.

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Coalition and Co‑Creation Approach with Women’s Rights Organizations

This brief draws on evidence and learning from across the Scaling Care Innovations in Africa (SCIA) portfolio to examine how coalition-building and co-creation with WROs have worked in practice, highlight the value these partnerships can bring, and distill practical lessons for designing future coalition-based initiatives and equitable partnerships.

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Coupling Unpaid Care Domestic Work with Local Development Agenda for Improved Care Systems in Ethiopia – Impact Story 6

This ACT CoP Impact Story presents the key impacts from the Scaling Care Innovations in Africa Project 'Coupling Unpaid Care Domestic Work with Local Development Agenda for Improved Care Systems in Ethiopia'.

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Scaling Childcare to Promote Women’s Economic and Child Development in Ethiopia – Impact Story 1

This ACT CoP Impact Story presents the key impacts from the Scaling Care Innovations in Africa Project 'Scaling Childcare to Promote Women’s Economic and Child Development in Ethiopia'.

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#WeCareForHer Equality – Impact Story 7

This ACT CoP Impact Story presents the key impacts from the Scaling Care Innovations in Africa Project '#WeCareForHer Equality'.

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