On October 9, two days before the first-ever International Day of the Girl, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai was shot on her way home from school in Pakistan. She regained consciousness on October 16 but faces a long road to recovery.
“I had no idea how to make a living, but now I know how to save money and reinvest it. I used to sell corn once a year; now it’s several times. We live a better life now. My children go to school; I have no more debt at the health center; visitors get to eat at my house
Gado Fathi lives in the village of Kompa in Benin, a small country in West Africa. She is an old woman of about 65 years. Before the floods arrived, she lived together with her grandchildren, two boys aged three and five.
Heavy floods are currently affecting the north of Benin in West Africa. In the past months, the neighboring Republic of Niger has experienced heavy rains which resulted in flooding of the Niger river – and the water masses have crossed the border into northern Benin, washing away bridges and houses, destroying farmlands and crops.
“We heard shooting and when we realized it was coming closer we took our baby and ran.” They had no time to take clothes, cooking pots, or any other belongings with them. “I waited for a few hours until the gunfire was gone and then went back to the house to get food, but the village and my house were burnt down,” Jean, the 20-year old father recounts of his flight.
The cholera incidence remains on an upward trend nationally, with the current number of cases at 13,934, and with 232 deaths.
Mali has experienced massive population movements since fighting erupted two weeks ago in the northern cities of Gao, Kidal, and Timbuktu. More than
Feza Mbairwe is a mother of ten children and grandmother of two who loves to cook, spend time with her large family and sing in church
"Aware of an earthquake that had struck moments earlier, Robin Needham rushed to the beach imploring others to get away from the shoreline on the island of Phuket, Thailand. He was still there when a massive wave inundated the coastline. Robin, Country Director of CARE Nepal, perished in the tsunami that devastated the shores of Indonesia, Thailand and other adjacent countries. It was December 26th, 2004.
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
