Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.
Expert Q&A on Typhoon Haiyan Relief: Athena Gepte, age 24, coordinated the first wave of food distributions after Typhoon Haiyan decimated large parts of the island of Leyte in the Philippines. She works for CARE’s local partner ACCORD. Here, she talks…
“Bangon Ormoc!” It’s scrawled on walls that Typhoon Haiyan has stripped of metal railings. It’s written on plywood stacked against bent electrical poles. It’s on T-shirts. In the city of Ormoc, nearly brought to its knees by massive typhoon destruction,…
It was the most terrifying moment in our lives,” says Fay Camallere, a woman from the typhoon-stricken city of Ormoc in the Philippines. “I felt death was coming.”Fay had felt death coming before. In 1991 at age 13, she was walking home from school when…
On November 19th, people around the world celebrate World Toilet Day. This day aims to break the taboo around toilets and draw attention to the global sanitation challenge. Uwe Korus, Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability Coordinator for CARE…
Abdulwahad is standing behind the counter of a small shop in Mafraq. Socks, shoes, blankets and scarves are hanging on rusty hat stands. Hair ties, nail polish and pens are piled in little baskets made out of bast.
When 14-year-old Khaled left his home town Dara’a in the south of Syria nine months ago, life as he knew it ceased to exist. His family house was burnt down as were most of the buildings in his village.
The news reports really makes me cringe, when they show Filipinos as aggressive and that insecurity is the main theme. Yes, there are frequent lootings. Yes there are stores and shops being stripped bare of all items. But people are so desperate. They…
David Gazashvili is CARE’s Emergency Team Leader managing the response to Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. David is in Ormoc, western Leyte, one of the hardest hit areas, and talks about the logistical challenges of such a massive relief…
When Super Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the Philippines on Friday, Lourdes Hermilda had been with her husband and two children, counting down the days until the birth
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
