DILI, 30 April 2025 (TATOLI) – Oxfam in Timor-Leste, together with Community Based Rehabilitation Network Timor-Leste (CBRN-TL) and Movimento Diversidade Ain-Tanan (MDA), on Tuesday, hosted the Unpaid Care Seminar and Art Exhibition, bringing together decision-makers, civil society organizations, activists, and community members to spotlight the critical issue of unpaid care work.
The seminar and exhibition serve as the closing event for the Unpaid Care Campaign Wave. Over the past months, Oxfam and its partners raise awareness across communities in Ermera, Aileu, Liquiçá, and Dili, and engage young men and women—especially university students—in feminist discussions on care work, gender roles, and equality.
The event provides a vital platform for organizations and individuals to share their interventions, discuss challenges, and explore ways forward in recognizing and supporting unpaid care work. Through visual storytelling, the art exhibition showcases powerful artworks that reflect the realities and aspirations of unpaid caregivers, using creative expression to raise public awareness and inspire action.
“Unpaid care work is the invisible backbone of our economy and communities,” says Pankaj Anand Country Director of Oxfam in Timor-Leste.
“Through this seminar and art exhibition, we shine a light on the labor that too often goes unseen and undervalued.” He added.
Oxfam in Timor-Leste thanks CBRN-TL and MDA for their strong collaboration and commitment throughout the campaign. Together, we continue building a more just and caring society where all work, paid and unpaid, is recognized and valued.
We invite all members of the public, media, and interested stakeholders to join us for this important moment of reflection, dialogue, and inspiration.
This campaign is funded by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP). The views expressed in this publication are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government.
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