COMMUNITY CO-RESPONSIBILITY IN CARE:
Evidence from the “Chile Cuida” Community Care Centers.
Year: 2026
Authors: Antonia Asenjo | Camilo Sembler
Areas: Community care, community participation, gender, social policies, territorial development, social responsibility in care.
Chile Cuida's Community Care Centers strengthen the well-being of caregivers through emotional support and community networks. While they improve mental health and reduce isolation, challenges remain in promoting shared responsibility due to caregiver overload and territorial and institutional barriers.
RECOGNIZING CARE FROM ETHNIC WORLDVIEWS:
Contributions from participatory research for the ethnic chapter of the National Care System in Colombia
Year: 2026
Authors: María Nohemi González Martínez | Natalia Moreno Salamanca | Juanita Barreto Gama | Juliana Fúquene Barreto | María Sirex Consuegra Díaz Granados | Paola Rios Mercado | María Ximena Figueroa Olaya | Miguel Ángel Gómez Camargo | Albeniz Ferreira Tique
Areas: Community care, community participation, gender, social policies, territorial development, social co-responsibility of care.
The study looks at the care practices of Indigenous, Afro-Colombian, Raizal, and Palenquera women, highlighting their connection to their land, ancestral knowledge, and community life. It also suggests incorporating intercultural approaches that acknowledge aspects like relationships, rituals, resistance, and restoration in care policies.
TIME FOR WOMEN: FROM LOCAL TO TRANSFORMATIVE POLICIES:
Evaluation of childcare experiences in Río Grande, Argentina
Year: 2026
Authors: Mora Straschnoy | Delfina Schenone Sienra
Areas: Local care policies, childcare, gender, women's economic autonomy, child development, local governments, evaluation of public policies.
The evaluation of two childcare programs in Río Grande shows that territorial, cultural, and access barriers limit the use of available services. However, these spaces support child development, reduce the burden on women, and strengthen their opportunities for education, employment, and independence.
CARING WITH DIGNITY:
Towards and Integrated Home Care System for Older Adults in the Dominican Republic.
Year: 2026
Authors: UNI Américas | Federación Nacional de Mujeres Trabajadoras (FENAMUTRA) | Instituto de Estudios de Género y Familia de la Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
Areas: Care economy, long-term care, aging, home care, gender, decent work, social protection, professionalization of care.
The evaluation of the Family of Affection program shows that home care can help improve the quality of care, professionalize caregivers, and financially recognize their work. However, there are still challenges related to work overload, the feminization of care, and limited social protection.
SOCIO-EDUCATIONAL INCLUSION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IN URUGUAY:
Evaluating the Triple Dividend of Investment in Childcare
Year: 2026
Authors: Soledad Salvador | Cecilia Lara | Valentina Ríos
Areas: Early childhood, care economy, care policies, child development, gender equality, women's employment, socio-educational inclusion, evaluation of social programs.
The evaluation of the Socio-Educational Inclusion Scholarship Program (BIS) in Uruguay shows that access to childcare services helps children's development, makes it easier for mothers to enter the workforce and education, and helps improve the quality of care centers. However, challenges remain in redistributing care responsibilities within households.
PROMOTING GENDER JUSTICE IN CARE FOR OLDER PEOPLE IN POOR COMMUNITIES IN BRAZIL: The case of the Older Care Program (PMC)
Year: 2025
Authors: Peter Lloyd-Sherlock | Karla Giacomin.
Areas: Care economy, aging, long-term care, gender, social policies, paid and unpaid care work, caregivers' well-being.
The evaluation of the Maior Cuidado Program (PMC) in Brazil shows that home support services improve the quality of life for older people and reduce the burden on family caregivers. It also helps professionalize and recognize caregiving work, although challenges remain related to low pay in the sector and the ongoing gender inequalities in how these responsibilities are shared.
IMPLEMENTATION OF A PILOT PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN ORGANIZATION(S) LEADING COMMUNITY CARE INITIATIVES:
In peri-urban areas of Cartagena, Bolívar
Year: 2025
Authors: Daniela Casanova | Laura Gómez | Natalia Moreno | Katherine Lozano.
Areas: Community care, care public policies, gender, community development, social participation, care economy, and organizational strengthening.
The research looks at community care organizations in the peri-urban areas of Cartagena, highlighting their role in supporting life and social cohesion. The findings show limitations in infrastructure, funding, and institutional recognition, as well as the ongoing feminization of care work. The study emphasizes the importance of strengthening these organizations and integrating community care into Colombia's National Care System.
CARE ENVIRONMENTS IN JALISCO, MEXICO:
Results of the pilot study to reflect on the needs of primary female caregivers
Year: 2025
Authors: Yasodhara Silva | Emiliano Barba.
Areas: Care economy, public care policies, gender, women's economic autonomy, caregiver well-being, care systems, and social development.
The evaluation of the Care Environments model in Jalisco shows that access to training spaces, support, and caregiving relief contributes to the emotional well-being and economic independence of women caregivers. However, challenges remain in redistributing caregiving responsibilities due to low male participation and limited availability of services, highlighting the need to strengthen shared responsibility and the public provision of care.
PERSONAL ASSISTANTS PROGRAM IN URUGUAY:
A step toward gender equality?
Year: 2025
Authors: Soledad Salvador | Valentina Rios | Lorena Alesina.
Areas: Care policies, disability and dependency, care economy, gender, cooperativism, care work employment, and social protection
The evaluation of the Personal Assistants Program in Uruguay shows that providing care collectively through cooperatives improves the working conditions and recognition of personal assistants, and also makes it easier for families to manage the service. However, challenges remain related to the sustainability of cooperatives, incorporating a gender perspective, and changing social norms that still mainly link care work to women.