International star Beyoncé, the United Nations and humanitarian aid organizations have launched a global campaign to shine a spotlight on humanitarian work and encourage people around the world to get involved by doing something good for others. CARE, and other NGOs are part of the campaign and join hands for World Humanitarian Day on August 19, the global day to celebrate humanity and the spirit of people helping people.
“I’ve been working for CARE since May 2007, when I first started as field coordinator and capacity building officer. Now I’m a governance advisor for a project called Tufaidike wote which means ‘win-win’ in our local language. Overall I’ve been working in humanitarian affairs for twelve years. I am 41 years old, I have four children and I was born in Lubero but raised in Rutshuru, in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Horn of Africa region is experiencing the most serious food crisis in the world today. Successive seasons of failed rains, combined with increasing food prices, underdevelopment, poor governance in some places, conflict and limited humanitarian access have resulted in food insecurity, water shortages and acute malnutrition rates above emergency thresholds in the region.
The Tokyo conference on Afghanistan, which happened last Sunday, represented a clinch moment in terms of donor commitments on aid to the country. Many Afghans fear that the current international military withdrawal will also result in international assistance to the country drying up.
It is clear that something big is going on in the village of Hajarigoan, northeast Bangladesh. Eighty-nine extremely poor women from the village are busy at work cutting, carrying and packing soil. They are taking part in a cash for work scheme
“Chad is an oasis of peace and stability” was a refrain that we heard many times over from the Minister of Plan, the Minister of Agriculture, UN partner representatives and community leaders upon the recent CARE International National Director visit to Chad to observe for ourselves the current impact and implications of the Sahel drought
“As I arrived in Bentiu in South Sudan and got out of the vehicle I was greeted by my CARE colleagues and a pair of Wellington boots. My trainers were going to be of no use here.
At least 110 people have died in heavy monsoon rains in southeast and northeast Bangladesh, including four participants of CARE’s SHOUHARDO program. The majority of victims were children, who were killed mainly in landslides, or trapped under collapsed walls.
It is hard to see the draft outcome agreed to this week in Rio by 114 heads of government as even a modest step forward to confront the challenges posed by global poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation.
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
