Gender equality is a Win Win in Burundi
“When is disagreeing with your partner a sign of success? When it helps you grow more food.”
Impact stories
Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.
SHOUHARDO III
“Despite past progress, one in nine people does not have enough food to eat. Another two billion may eat, but their meals lack the nutrition necessary for proper health and development. These terrible failures are preventing children, communities and…
The Period Taboo: A Universal Problem
The period taboo is one of the sexist stereotypes that affect almost all girls and women around the world. Here is a little tour of the world explaining the daily and concrete impacts of this universal taboo. And what you can do to fight this injustice!
CARE fights against the Period Taboo around the world!
For millions of women and girls, having their period is more like a fight for their dignity than a natural cycle. Dropping out of school, health risks, social exclusion, they suffer the consequences of a taboo that must be broken. In 90 countries around…
Encouraging girls to dream big
Gajadharpur is a quiet village tucked between densely populated Baharaich city and busy town of Kaiserganj. The village home to about 3,000 people. 13-year-old Ranjani Gupta is one of them.
How five years of focus has influenced change for garment workers
2020 saw the greatest challenges the garment industry – and its workers – have faced.
Beirut Blast: 6 months on and still burying the dead
“With the money I received, I bought a tomb in the cemetery for my son. I had never thought of it before. I did not know also that it costs 5,000 US dollars!” says 65-year-old Hayat Abou Chakra showing a picture of the marble tombstone she had made for…
Iraq: Back to the roots
More than six years ago, hundreds of thousands of people fled from the Sinjar mountains when armed groups attacked the region. At the peak of the crisis, more than 6 million people were living in camps and host communities across Northern Iraq. Four…
Community-focused emergency tsunami response in Indonesia
Despite facing the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and the aftermath of a tsunami, with connections to capital and local markets, people in Indonesia were able to improve their livelihoods.