5 Min Inspiration: Growing, learning, and taking risks
The Kukua ni Kujifunza project (Growing is Learning) ran from 2017-2021 in Tanzania and reached 9,685 people directly and 24,272 indirectly.
Topic: Economic Justice
5 Min Inspiration: Shorter hours, fish heads, and equality at work
Here’s something that some would have never considered: eating a fish head proves equality at home.
Transforming domestic gender roles towards greater gender equality
Community members in Ethiopia are coming together to challenge existing social norms and traditions through discussions of topics such as early marriages, female genital mutilation, and division of domestic labor.
Glorifying multi-tasking by women entrepreneurs has to stop, says CARE
New research reveals the stark truth: women across the globe are bound by gender norms which are stunting their business success.
Saving as group to strive as group
Women and men in Ethiopia are setting up self-managed savings groups to open new economic opportunities and ensure lasting financial stability.
Annual report: Achieving the right to food, water & nutrition
In 2021, CARE’s Vision 2030 was launched. By 2030, CARE commits to support 75 million people, to majority women and girls, to fulfill their right to food, water, and nutrition. From Fiscal Year 2021, CARE has assisted 2,437,157 people increase their access to food, water, and nutrition.
Gender in Brief: South Sudan
Since gaining its independence in 2011, South Sudan experienced renewed conflicts in 2013 and 2016 which have significantly undermined the development gains achieved post-independence and contributed to a worsened humanitarian situation. Gender relations in South Sudan are shaped by the social and economic realities of being one of the world’s poorest countries and by decades of conflict.
5 Min Inspiration: How dairy farmers in Bangladesh doubled income after CARE's project ended
What happens when you build gender equality into a sustainable market solution? That solution lasts and grows for years after CARE projects end. For Taslima in Bangladesh, the result means “I can save time, spending more time with my family… SDCV’s collection point has made my life so much easier."
5 Min Inspiration: Saving $7.4 million by working together
“The (VSLA) training showed us how to properly manage our money. We discovered we were wasting money and not working together to find the right solution. This is when I decided that my wife would be the best person to look after the money and organize the family expenses.”