Impact stories

In one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, CARE is working with communities to prepare for the next.

Keeping your sense of self and, as a women, your femininity, can be hard when bombs are falling all around you and you’re running out of food and water, let alone makeup and perfume. But it is important. Keeping hope and holding on to the things that…

How can we utilise Ban Ki Moon’s vision to change the realities for those affected by war and disaster?

Nearly a year of intense conflict and bombing has destroyed water pipes, storage tanks and water pumping facilities across Yemen, making it even harder for ordinary people to get enough water each day. According to the United Nations, nearly 20 million…

Collective savings and access to loans have helped a group of women in Ethiopia cope longer with the ongoing drought, but now resources are running out.

Following last week’s conference in London where governments pledged significant sums to scale up the Syrian humanitarian response, CEO and Secretary General of CARE International, Dr Wolfgang Jamann, outlines how this money could best be spent, and why.

36 year old Sana makes the scenic drive up winding mountain roads to nearby olives groves on a daily basis. But she’s not appreciating the view. Sana is hidden behind blacked out window in a crammed mini bus, and the sun hasn’t even risen yet.

47 year old Badriya is left in Jordan with her 7 children after her husband went to Europe this summer. Badriya has received an emergency cash assistance of US$ 183 from CARE, in addition to participating in CARE’s community center’s psychosocial…