Aims

The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the urgency of addressing the “care crisis”; while care needs increased, the conditions of those who provide care severely deteriorated, sometimes compromising their very capacity to survive. Who takes care for those who care for us? And how can we address the care deficit provoked, or reinforced, by the crisis? The collective Ciudadanas Cuidando (Caring Citizens) in Chile, was formed in this context of struggle. They have been active in the most deprived areas of Santiago to support and take care of unpaid care givers, moving from self-help practices to policy-impact work. This project proposes to learn from their experience.

Objectives

Learn from community-led responses to the care crisis to inform policy and practice, and address the needs and demands of unpaid care workers in the post-pandemic context in order to build more sustainable and resilient systems of care provision.

Team

Dr Louisa Acciari, UCL, PI (UK)

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Prof. Maxine Molyneux, UCL, Co-I (UK)

Prof. Jasmine Gideon, Birkbeck University, Consultant (UK)

Gloria Sepulveda, Consultant (Chile)

Veronica Contreras, President of the Fundación Ciudadanas Cuidando (Chile)