CARE Input to the public consultation on an EU Strategy for Sustainable Textiles
CARE welcomed the EU’s initiative to develop an EU strategy for sustainable textiles
CARE welcomed the EU’s initiative to develop an EU strategy for sustainable textiles
CARE International embraced the policy initiatives by the European Commission, the Governments of Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire, and the private sector, to invest in cocoa-producing communities and promote equitable benefits from cocoa production
Between 2015 and 2021 CARE and our partners have contributed to global change for 161 million people in 83 countries. We use the word “contributions” deliberately: in all our work, change happens through the combined efforts of many different actors, including civil society and movements, governments, and the private sector.
“There was an accident in the community. It was very serious and the VSLAs wanted to support even though it affected people not in the VSLA group. They wanted to feel like their association could provide something for the wider community not just themselves.” – Yemen Programme Team Member
Hina in Pakistan talks about the challenges of running her business in COVID: “We suffered a lot. There came a point at which we thought that we might not be able to stand our ground anymore. Yet I overcame the challenges and went on. Running a business and a house simultaneously is very hard. I get very little time to sleep.”
“…we no longer see [menstruation] as a burden but a change that has to happen to every woman. Girls and women now feel more secure and safe than before...” Woman in Kaborogota
“During these trying times, being a part of this savings group has really helped us cushion the adverse economic effects of the pandemic. From our social fund we buy food to share. We also use it to help support our children’s education and our hospital needs.” Fati Musa, Nigeria
“The commune [talked] to me with good words and friendlier than before when I go to use ask them for the administration documents for my children.” Students and people at health services talk about how now teachers and nurses don’t discriminate against poor patients or people from ethnic minorities.
CARE Communications Lead in Lebanon Patricia Khoder shares her daily challenges and reflections on living in Beirut today, a city immersed in a deep economic crisis and still greatly affected by the consequences of the port explosion in 2020
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.