Oxfam Canada

Purpose

Through this 21-month systemic change project, Oxfam Canada, in partnership with the Pacific Immigrant Resources Society and Child Care Now, will scale up the Inclusive Child Care for All project to advance underrepresented women’s participation in leadership and decision-making roles in Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) advocacy. The project will build the capacity of not-for-profit organizations serving underrepresented communities to advocate for a universal early learning and child care system. Oxfam Canada will engage existing advocacy networks and connect with new organizations across the Pacific, Prairies, Ontario, and Atlantic regions. Oxfam Canada and its partners will also convene organizations that serve underrepresented women to facilitate their active participation in policy discussions and advocacy initiatives. The organization will also develop and implement communication strategies to make the general public more aware of the positive impact of early learning and child care on the economic security of underrepresented groups of women, and identify and promote policy options to advance inclusion in ELCC.