Social Impact Project for Provision of Child care Services

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Project Description and Impact

A lack of affordable care solutions for dependent family members often drives women to seek informal work and perpetuates poverty across generations. In Uganda, the absence of affordable and reliable childcare impedes women from effectively participating in the formal labor market. Currently, 51% of Uganda’s urban population lives in informal settlements and has limited access to quality childcare services.

In low-income settlements, childcare services are typically substandard and unregulated. They are most often provided by women who run informal daycares and have not had any formal training in childcare. It is estimated that there are currently 2,700 informal daycares in Kampala, Uganda

The MOMprenuer enterprise that was started in 2021 to solve this problem has been facing major challenges that hinder its growth as explained below;

Awareness: The enterprise has observed a small set of funders working at the intersection of early childhood development and gender. Consequently, the enterprise has faced challenges in accessing capital to upscale its model. There are minimal grant funders working at the intersection of early childhood development and gender.

Operations (marketing): The enterprise seeks to enhance its marketing strategy, to increase its visibility amongst key stakeholders and funders.

Operational (low-income parents): The enterprise has observed that rising inflation in Kenya adversely impacts the consumption patterns of parents living in low-income settlements. Parents prioritize spending on fuel and food, rather than childcare services.

Operational (training): The enterprise seeks to further enhance its processes and lower the cost of delivering training content for Mamapreneurs across various regions in Uganda The enterprise has already shortened its Quality Improvement Program from 9 months to 3 months.

Technology (adoption): The enterprise faces challenges in integrating courses and training into its Mamapreneur app.

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