Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.
A woman squats on the cement floor, biting her lip hard. She has travelled for two days, by foot to get here, after being turned away from another health center that had no beds left.
The 59th session of the Committee on the Status of Women (CSW59) that took place in New York from 9 to 21 March aimed at reviewing the progress made on the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action 20 years on.
“ With our conduct we can put fear in somebody or we can put love in somebody.” – Teenage boy from Bosnia discussing masculinity and violence.
UN Commission on the Status of Women: Ending Child, Early and Forced Marriage - What Works and How to Measure it
Every year, hundreds of women’s rights activists come to New York to lobby governments in the United Nations on gender equality during the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). This year, CARE International has partnered with UN Women and the…
I am proud to be with our CARE International delegation together with over 9,000 participants from civil society organizations from all over the world who have gathered in New York for two weeks. We are here for the UN Commission on the Status of Women …
Violence against women and girls is one of the worst global epidemics. Studies show that gender-based violence (GBV) accounts for as much death and ill-health in women aged 15-44 years as cancer does. It is a greater cause of ill-health than malaria and…
Amijaye Kebele, Farta Woreda, ETHIOPIA (July 23, 2013) - In a small, rural village in northern Ethiopia, Fikere and her husband Kasa would like to have three children – two boys and a girl. Late at night, after a hard day’s work on the farm,
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
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
