How do you turn soybeans into schoolbooks?
“Women’s empowerment is when a woman is able to take bold decisions and can do things to help herself and even other women in a community.”
Impact stories
Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.
What does youth getting involved in government have to do with a 25x increase in milk production?
CARE Egypt recently took a look at its overall impact across 10 years of programming, and the results are astonishing. Find out more.
How do soybeans lead to equality for women?
Women in CARE Ghana’s PROMISE program eat three times more soybeans now than they did in 2012, and are also 4 times more likely to be involved in household decision making.
Responding to emergencies
Recent stats from CARE's emergency response work include a fourfold increase in the number of communities who can take Disaster Risk Reduction actions using their own resources.
How to triple the number of households with diverse incomes?
Get men to trust their wives.
When does financial education make you lively?
I would never have expected impact communities to say they felt "more lively" after pursuing financial and agricultural education. But that’s what they said. Find out why.
How women’s success is getting men involved in resilience in Sudan
“[Men] normally control every aspect of our lives. In the VSLA, we can make decisions.”
How do fish get women a political voice in Egypt?
Women sellling fish in Egypt banded together to get more representation in the Fisherman’s Union—a board that hadn’t had women before. Find out how.
What does a tin roof have to do with a 7-fold increase in women's leadership?
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.