Impact stories

60-year-old Natalia fled her war-torn home in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine after it was destroyed by shelling, only to face severe domestic abuse from her husband. After escaping her abusive situation, she found help through CARE's partner organization…

People are like birds, they want to return to their nests. However, prolonged displacement, and the instability of the front line are still holding people back from returning to this small town of Luch in Ukraie, where there is not a single surviving…

With the help and support of Winds of Change, a national NGO in Odessa and CARE, Zinaida, 23, has gained confidence to counter discrimination and stigma against her own Roma community in Ukraine. 

Sarah Easter, Emergency Communications Officer, CARE Germany and CARE Austria covers story of Olga, 50, her daughter and her grand-daughter in Ukraine,as they count through the explosions every night.

CARE Germany's Emergency Communications Officer Sarah Easter shares the grim reality of two years of war in Ukraine and how the men, women, and children are facing it every day with incredible resilience.

In the lead up to World Humanitarian Day on August 19th, we are shining light on the role of women in humanitarian crises around the globe.

Yulia Hladka is a part of Winds of Change, a women-led NGO based in Odessa, Ukraine which works with CARE to promote women’s participation in key decisions related to the ongoing humanitarian crisis. She shares how the escalation of conflict has affected…

Irina has been passionate about social work since childhood. She understood firsthand the significance of risking one's life to save others. Recently, she joined CARE Ukraine as a Rapid Response Officer, which enabled her to extend assistance to many who…

The villages of Snihurivka and Novovasylivka have been under Russian military control for nine months. The Kakhovka dam explosion has further complicated an already difficult situation. Almost all the young people have left the village and never returned…