Increasing youth employability in the informal sector
Rwandans have mentioned how savings and employment programs “made the youth busy, forward looking with hope.”
Impact stories
Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.
Five Years in the Desert Refugee Camp of Azraq
Aysha Mousa, 39, arrived in Azraq refugee camp in Jordan on the night of May 2nd 2014, only three days after the camp officially opened. Her family was one of the first to enter the camp.
Suad Al Anati – Case Manager – Azraq Camp
Suad Al Anati started volunteering with CARE Jordan in February 2015 and became a full time employee just over a year later. I studied civil engineering at university and worked in that sector for two years, but had to quit my job due to an emergency…
Keeping Women Alive in Sierra Leone
The Epidemic Control and Reinforcement of Health Services (ECRHS) Program operated in Sierra Leone from 2015 to 2018 with $11.6 million in support from Germany’s Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW).
Community Led Total Sanitation
How we increase access to gold standard toilets.
Refugee men transform themselves and the world
“I am a transformed man. I want to be exemplary in my community.... I teach my son every day to support the women and girls in our lives because our family’s success depends on it.”
Cyclone Idai: The fear of Cholera
It is a Tuesday morning in Mozambique: 3,577 reported cases of cholera. The number of people showing possible symptoms of Cholera increased rapidly within the last few days. I know it sounds bad, but had I stayed back home in Germany, this would probably…
Bangladesh: In the drive for gender equality
In Northern Bangladesh, the gender gap is deep, especially at the household level. Women are often responsible for carrying out all domestic chores as well as performing agricultural tasks. CARE raises awareness of gender equality among women and men to…
Cyclone Idai: “Nothing left to feed my children”
No water. No food. Nothing, but hope.