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CARE works to fight poverty and achieve social justice.
We put women and girls in the center because we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities.
How we fight poverty and inequality
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Fighting climate change impacts on women and girls
Women and girls are the first and the most impacted by the climate emergency. However, they are also fighting back - for themselves, their families, and the world. CARE has supported climate heroines to fight the exacerbation of climate change, adapt to its impacts and ensure their central voices are heard.
A world of CARE
We seek to implement gender-responsive, locally-led and economic-efficient programs around the globe.
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62%
of the direct participants of our programs are women and girls.
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96%
of our staff members are from the country where they work.
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89%
of all our funds go directly to program services.
Latest updates
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Nowhere is safe in Gaza: Attacks on Al-Mawassi kill dozens of people and leave hundreds more injured
Statement by CARE’s Gaza Response Director, Francis Hughes.
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Somalia: Cholera outbreak puts lives of displaced communities at risk
Prolonged rainfall and flash floods across Somalia have caused a severe surge in cholera cases, affecting displaced women and children the hardest.
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Birth under bombs: 9 months of hell
Nine months on from the escalation of war in Gaza, women there have conceived, miscarried, and birthed their babies in constant fear. It is hell, the pregnant women in Gaza are living through every day.
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Our Vision 2030
Together with our partners, we commit to supporting 200 million people from vulnerable communities to fight poverty and social injustice. To date, we have helped over 52 million participants to promote lasting change in their lives, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. In this long-term effort, gender equality sits at the heart of our work.
Read CARE 2030 Goals