Impact stories

In the lead up to World Humanitarian Day on August 19th, we are shining light on the role of women in humanitarian crises around the globe.

Irina has been passionate about social work since childhood. She understood firsthand the significance of risking one's life to save others. Recently, she joined CARE Ukraine as a Rapid Response Officer, which enabled her to extend assistance to many who…

Hanah* is a mother of six children. She has experienced the challenges of repeated displacement due to the war, and more recently, the earthquakes that shook Türkiye and Northwest Syria six months ago.

Six months after the earthquakes, Fatma and her 9-year-old daughter, Aisha*, recall the first moments of the natural disaster and share with us how their lives have changed within seconds.

Three years after the Beirut port exploded, killing over 200 people, injuring 7,000 and leaving a trail of destrcution, CARE Lebanon’s Program Implementation Coordinator describes how he coordinated the humanitarian response to the disaster.

Six months later, the humanitarian needs following the earthquake are still enormous. The situation for people in the affected areas of Türkiye and north-west Syria remains catastrophic.

After losing her mother and children to the earthquake, Elcin and her father now live in a 7-by-2-meter container in her neighborhood. Their town is destroyed to the ground. The earthquake destroyed homes, workplaces, markets, and schools.

“Before the earthquake we had five shops and many employees. My grandfather and father already built their life with Baklava. It’s tradition. Now everything is lost,” says Hüsameddin.

The world of humanitarian response is bigger and more diverse than most people imagine. CARE and our partners do it all, working with people impacted by crises and local organizations to figure out the best steps to help people cope with the emergencies…