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5 Min Inspiration: How women lead in emergencies
Since 2018 CARE has been working with partners to address gaps which undermine women’s meaningful participation in decision-making in humanitarian contexts.
Impact stories
Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.
Together for Her in Philippines
“I came to understand that women have value and are equal with men because what men can [do], women can, too. For me, it is a very important help.”
MOVE UP mobile market: Creating alternative livelihoods for pandemic-affected communities in Cotabato City, Philippines
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting not just the health but also the livelihoods of people around the world. In Cotabato City, many from urban poor communities have been unable to work because of strict quarantine measures imposed across the…
Meant to Lead
CARE Philippines, through its Typhoon Haiyan Reconstruction Assistance (THRA) project, launched the Season-long Training for Vegetable Farmers in Northern Iloilo in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture, the Local Government of Lemery and Taytay…
Establishing resilient livelihoods 5 years after Haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan, internationally known as Yolanda, has become a name that’s hard to forget. The super typhoon wiped out homes, killed more than 6,300 people, and devastated agricultural lands leaving those who survived homeless and without any source of…
Age is not a hindrance to accessing opportunities
Imelda, a 64-year-old vegetable farmer in Lemery in Iloilo, shared that farming has been part of her system. She learned it from her parents when she was ten years old.
A Woman Farmer to the Rescue
CARE Philippines has ventured into cassava value chain development in Leyte, one of the most depressed provinces in the Philippines and the hardest hit by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. Cassava is a perennial crop and traditionally grown for food and other food…
Echoing women’s voices in Marawi crisis
Marawi used to be a busy and vigorous city where Maranaos (local people from Marawi) harmoniously did business with each other until a bloody siege between the Philippine military forces and the ISIS-affiliated Maute Group struck.
Glimpse of light after the battle in Marawi
After days of hearing non-stop gunshots and bombings a, 77-year-old widow Dipumbae saw a glimpse of light.