Impact stories

Kholoud, a CARE community activator, now living as a refugee in Turkey, shares her longing to return home in Syria, after being displaced multiple times.

In this interview, Yasmin*, 33, talks about her family's recent displacement, children’s poor nutritional status, the fear of being attacked, and how helpless it makes her feel that she can no longer make her children smile.

Sara*, 36,shares with CARE how her life has changed since the attack on Rafah, which has left her family to struggle for food and water.

In this interview, Basem*, a 48 year old man from Gaza talks about the challenges of finding food for his children, lack of water and sanitation facilities, and the memories of the house he has built with his own hands.

Zenab*, a 33 year old pregnant woman shares the hardships she has encountered over the past months and the challenges she has faced in getting medical check-ups during a high-risk pregnancy, living in a war zone for eight months now.

In this blog, Saaed, 40, currently working as CARE’s Emergency Coordinator in Gaza, talks about his life as an aid worker, father, and husband during the hardest time of his life.

Dr. Umaiyeh Kammash, Director of CARE’s partner organization Juzoor, speaks about the situation of people in the north of Gaza, and the challenges his staff face every day.

Six months into the devastating conflict, displaced mothers in Gaza talk about their current living situation, biggest fears, and their wishes for the future.

CARE West Bank and Gaza Country Director Hiba Tibi explains how CARE’s aid trucks are crossing from Egypt into Gaza, what our team and partners are able to do to relieve people’s suffering, what the main challenges are, and why only a ceasefire can…