Laos is a lower-middle-income country where women and girls face significant barriers to achieving their full potential due to gender-based discrimination and social norms that limit their opportunities. One of the biggest barriers that women and girls face is the burden of unpaid care work, which includes activities such as cooking, cleaning, and caring for children, the elderly, and people with disabilities. Women and girls in Laos typically spend a disproportionate amount of time on unpaid care work compared to men andboys, which can limit their opportunities for education, work, and participation in public life. Oxfam has been working towards gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls for many years. We recognize the importance of addressing unpaid care work as a critical issue to achieve gender justice, social justice and human rights for all. Women and girls bear the burden of this work, which can limit their opportunities for education, work, and participation in public life. ASEAN is an intergovernmental community of 10 member states that aims to accelerate economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region through joint endeavors in the spirit of equality and partnership in order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community of Southeast Asian Nations. The ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW) is mandated to oversee and coordinate ASEAN's cooperation on promoting genderequality and the empowerment of all women and girls. It plays a crucial role in promoting and advancing women's rights and gender equality in the region. The chairmanship of the ACW revolves each year. Lao PDR is the current chair of the commission. In Laos, Oxfam seeks to address the issue of unpaid care work by conducting a household care survey, launching and disseminating the survey results, and organizing a regional convening on care in July. • To promote gender equality and women's empowerment in Laos by reducing the burden of unpaid care work on women and girls. • To increase awareness among policymakers, civil society organizations, and the public in Asia/ among ASEAN member states about the importance of recognizing and valuing care work. • To promote the adoption of policies and practices that support the recognition and redistribution of care work.