Enhancing and empowering women's political participation
After participating in CARE’s PEACE II Project in Palestine, women’s political participation went up 66%.
Story type: 5 Minutes of Inspiration
CARE's work around the world is amazing, and we have tons of evidence that proves it. These short descriptions highlight success and inspiration from CARE's work around the world and the evidence from evaluations, project reports, and external partners. They take no more than 5 minutes to read, and will link you to more documents and research if you want to learn more.
How rockstars get kids in school
What’s different before and after the Partnership for Learning project? 50,000 more kids get to go to school, and do better while they are there. Getting Jean Jean Roosevelt—a Haitian music star—to write and perform a theme song helped, and so did training teachers and providing shoes.
How Young Men’s Initiative II helped transform social norms in the Balkans
When young people are granted the opportunity to lead, they find ways to connect, to support, and to make changes—not just now, but for the future.
How building trust with government multiplied impact 15 times
With funding from UNICEF, CARE was able to expand support, allowing for greater impact and harmonization across organizations responding to nutrition.
If we could do it all over again…
Seven months into the COVID-19 crisis, we reflect on where we've succeeded, where we've failed, and how we can adapt to the ongoing crisis.
Refugee men transform themselves and the world
“I am a transformed man. I want to be exemplary in my community.... I teach my son every day to support the women and girls in our lives because our family’s success depends on it.”
Responding to gender-based violence in the time of COVID-19
As we begin this year's 16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence, we take a look at the creative ways that CARE teams have been working to end gender-based violence during a pandemic.
When does bread build your confidence?
“I felt like life will go on, and we are able to find new ways to live a better life.”
Countering extremism
As the US is bracing for Inauguration day in the wake of shocking violence on January 6, the partners CARE works with in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, and Serbia are celebrating some of the successes they have had running programs to counter violent extremism, especially with young men.