Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.
Small talk can be difficult with someone who lives in Yemen. Questions about family often turn to dead relatives. Talk about a bad night’s sleep and you might find yourself in a conversation about nightly bombing raids. Such was the case last month in…
Many refugees have dubbed the journey to Europe as the ‘Death Road’ due to its perilous nature and high mortality rates, especially at sea. Despite this, thousands continue to make the trip with over 3,500 people this year already having lost their lives…
The women are also unable to help out financially; ill-equipped to work having never done so before. They now spend most of their time together watching the news from information from inside Syria – something they also never did before the war.
CARE International’s Humanitarian Director, Barbara Jackson, recently visited Afghanistan, a country suffering from both conflict and natural hazards, and a dangerous overall security situation for the foreseeable future. Here, she describes her…
Young women are 7 TIMES more likely to hold community leadership positions, and 600 times more likely to have iron roofs that improve their living conditions. How are these related? Youth Savings and Loan Associations.
"Before, our children were constantly sick from the water, and our cattle weren’t getting enough," said Luli. She leans casually on the wooden counter of her small business while she talks, wrapped in a bright yellow cloth. On the shelves behind her are…
The 32 year old mother of four comes from Riak village in Unity state, three hours walk from Mankein. Riak once had a smart health facility complete with medical equipment and a pharmacy, but that was before the crisis that plunged South Sudan into chaos…
I met Sadeem in the small village of Xaaxi in Somaliland, three dusty hours away from the closest town of Burao. Together with other women and children she sits under a mango tree. Her hands are folded in her colourful cloth, her voice breaking with…
Three mothers are part of a “Mother-to-Mother” group set up by CARE in collaboration with government health services in the East Hararghe district of Ethiopia to support mothers with young children during the extreme El Niño-driven drought that has hit…
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
