Impact stories

One year after the devastating Herat earthquakes, Afghan women continue to face significant challenges, including trauma and economic instability, despite some progress in rebuilding.

Girls in Afghanistan have been restricted from attending secondary school since March 2022. Since December women are banned from university, too. CARE supports girls with trainings where they can find solutions on how to support themselves and generate…

In Afghanistan the unemployment rate is the highest as it ever has been. In 2021, the unemployment rate surged up to 13.3 percent of the population. Living in a refugee camp in Kabul, Fazil had to provide for his family.

Women-led businesses in Afghanistan face many challenges. Through creative and sustainable solutions, CARE helps female small business leaders to overcome these obstacles.

First developed in 1999, the Strengthening Opportunities for Adolescent Resilience (SOAR) is a multi-country initiative working with Ministries of Education to provide accelerated education for out-of-school adolescents, particularly girls, enabling them…

“Before COVID, the community didn’t really pay attention to us. Now we have a lot of power to make change – when we talk, people listen. It’s completely changed how we are perceived and treated.” - Female health worker, Uganda

CARE-funded Kabul Women’s Association promotes women’s economic empowerment, advocacy, and prevention of gender-based violence using community-based approaches

After closures during the government changes, schools have re-opened for boys of all ages, but girls above six have been home for 10 months

Najiba*, 27, has been taking care of patients in one of Kabul province’s hospitals for about seven years. Her family's life has been full of ups and downs, and she is currently the only person in a family of five who works.