Impact stories

CARE’s decade-long Tipping Point initiative in Nepal has empowered girls to have their voices heard, using the Girls in Action model to support girls in leading change.

The My Forest, My Livelihood, My Family (FUTURES) project runs in the Yaya Coffee Forest Biosphere Preserve in Ethiopia’s Oromia region and has reached 15,870 people since 2020, helping them earn money, grow food, and access health services.

Our Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) are a proven way of supporting women to develop financial stability, increase resilience to shocks, and invest in income-generating activities. But at CARE, savings groups are about more than just money.

By joining a VSLA, a woman can improve multiple areas of her life including educating her children, increasing her income, improving her access to healthcare, engaging in collective action, and so much more.

"Honestly, here in Lebanon, we don’t think about our dreams. This isn’t the country of dreams; it’s the country of misery. Really. We are without electricity, medical care. We are deprived of everything. There’s nothing," says Youmin, a small-scale…

In Honduras, the impacts of COVID-19 and the Eta and Iota storms had disproportionate consequences on families, especially those headed by women. CARE, USAID and Cargill are helping to build women leaders in decision-making on the way to inclusive…

The Kukua ni Kujifunza project (Growing is Learning) ran from 2017-2021 in Tanzania and reached 9,685 people directly and 24,272 indirectly.

Here’s something that some would have never considered: eating a fish head proves equality at home.

Community members in Ethiopia are coming together to challenge existing social norms and traditions through discussions of topics such as early marriages, female genital mutilation, and division of domestic labor.