Three months after Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu on 13 March, CARE Australia is running a forum that will reflect on the strength and contribution of women in response to the country’s biggest ever natural disaster.
By: Yen Tan, Senior Procurement Specialist for CARE. Yen has been working for CARE for 15 years on procurement. He was the first experienced procurement staff member recruited by the Organisation and has worked with CARE in a number of different emergencies around the world.
As the monsoon season begins across Nepal, CARE is particularly worried about the large numbers of people sleeping outdoors without any kind of permanent shelter; many in the remotest parts of the country.
A roof over one’s head – consistently, this is among the top concerns of urban refugees who have fled Syria – a place to live and money to pay rent.
Walking into the CARE supported clinic in Pariang, I see a little girl with edema – her belly is swollen because she hasn’t got enough to eat.
Across South Sudan, more than 3.8 million people were unable to meet their food needs in April. The figure is expected to rise to 4.6 million by July, according to the latest results of the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC), the tool used to monitor the status of the food crisis in South Sudan.
Despite the ailments that accompany old age and war, Aisha Barbar, 75, remains a feisty woman. Widowed more than twenty years ago, she raised 14 children on her own. “My husband died, leaving me alone with the children when I was young.” Reflecting for a moment, she adds, “Everything runs away from you but death.”
Sameer hastens up steep slopes, and moves down small winding trails through deep river valleys. His flip-flops make a clacking sound, as he paces through his village in the mountains of Gorkha
On a cold and wet spring day in a rural community in north Lebanon, near Tripoli, a woman in sandals greets her visitors and immediately apologizes for the smell. Her family has found refuge in a shelter on a chicken farm. They are staying in what was previously used as a shed for animals.
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
