Impact stories

Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.

 

PHILIPPINES En Route to the Affected Areas

“I’m just boarding the plane to Cebu now, one of the areas hit by the typhoon. From there, we’ll take a boat to Leyte, and then try to get to Southern Leyte by car. We don’t know how the roads are. We don’t even know if the car will be able to get…

 

PHILIPPINES The eye of the typhoon

Typhoon Haiyan, here in the Philippines also known as Yolanda, made landfall this morning at 4:40. I was watching the news and it showed extremely strong winds, heavy rains and damages in the affected areas. Since then, the super storm has crossed…

 

INDIA Pain has its own language

When I was asked to go to Orissa for cyclone relief deployment, my only major concern was the language barrier. I was not at all familiar with Oriya—the language spoke in Orissa. But interacting with the victims of cyclone Phailin in Suryanarayanpur…

 

ETHIOPIA Wedded to an Education

Amijaye Kebele, Farta Woreda, ETHIOPIA (July 23, 2013) - Twelve-year-old Eleni* was so excited to be receiving new clothes from her parents that she didn’t ask why until it was too late