How long have you been working in the field of emergency operations and which crises have you responded to? I have worked in emergency operations for nearly 20 years, initially with CARE UK in London seeking funding and monitoring emergency projects
In my 11 years as a fundraiser with CARE, I have been involved in humanitarian emergency responses of large magnitude, including the Tsunami, the Pakistan floods, the Haiti earthquake
Most Syrian refugees fleeing their bloodied country cross the borders to neighbouring countries by bus, by car, by foot. In Mahmoud’s case it was by ambulance.
Friday afternoon, beginning of June, in Daouk ‘gathering’, Beirut−a kind of neighbourhood which is all poverty and overcrowding, home to Palestinian and poor Lebanese families, and increasingly, to Syrian refugees. You meet Yasmin , an 11-year-old girl, who in quiet words informs you
After a recent outbreak of violence in Darfur, Sudan, thousands of people have left their homes in search of shelter and security. It is estimated that in the first three months of this year, at least 150,000 people have been newly displaced within the greater Darfur region and around 50,000 have fled to neighboring Chad.
Grace Orwa walks into a corn field near the center of Kanyawara, a tiny village in hilly western Kenya, less than an hour by car from Lake Victoria
Blog by Carmen Tremblay, Senior Emergency Response Manager for CARE Canada. She travelled to Chad in April to support CARE’s emergency response to increasing humanitarian needs in the country.
“My daughter returns from far away… A true miracle,” repeats Adama Issaka without ceasing, caressing Firdaoussou, carrying and holding her very tightly. The mother and her daughter look each other in the eyes for a long time, in a moment of silence, then they both break out in laughter.
Two weeks ago, Yawo Douvon, CARE’s country director in the Democratic Republic of Congo, found himself showing Angelina Jolie and UK foreign minister William Hague around the Lac Vert camp for displaced people near Goma, where they had come to meet rape survivors.
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
