Topic: Advocacy

 

WORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY Ten years with CARE

Yes, it’s been 10 years in CARE for me – I still remember the day the HR Director of CARE India told me after the interview, that I was selected for the job. It was part of the campus placement in a social science institute. That day changed my life. Coming from a working class family with a rural background in India, the biggest gift my parents could give me was a good education.

 

WORLD REFUGEE DAY The scars never go away

Derreck fled from Uganda to escape the Idi Amin Regime. He spent 10 years as a refugee in Kenya before immigrating to the United States. Today Derreck works for CARE as Senior Advocacy Field Coordinator responsible for recruiting and mobilizing American constituencies to influence policy in favour of International development.

 

PALESTINE role of women is changing

Palestinian women have been forced to find work to prevent family destitution at the same time as protecting masculine self esteem to preserve family harmony. These are the finding of a World Bank report prepared in collaboration with CARE International and the Women’s Studies Institute (WSI) at Birzeit University.

 

KENYA 16 Days of Activism

On 25 November - the International Day to End Violence Against Women - was launched the 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women.