Impact stories

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In a few days, the holy month of Ramadan will end. Many of the 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide will celebrate Eid, marking the end of a month of fasting, praying, and sharing. I have just returned from the Northeast of Syria, where this month is a painful…

Written by Ammar Al-Hajj is Area Communications Assistant with CARE International in Yemen based in Amran.​

After taking a number of medical and first aid courses, Amjad* volunteered in the ambulance team at Violet, one of CARE’s Syrian partner organizations in Northwest Syria.

“Despite past progress, one in nine people does not have enough food to eat. Another two billion may eat, but their meals lack the nutrition necessary for proper health and development. These terrible failures are preventing children, communities and…

More than six years ago, hundreds of thousands of people fled from the Sinjar mountains when armed groups attacked the region. At the peak of the crisis, more than 6 million people were living in camps and host communities across Northern Iraq. Four…

“I felt like life will go on, and we are able to find new ways to live a better life.”