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Georgia ranks 61 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International has been working in Georgia since the early 1990s, working at a cross-border and regional level to support the development of civil society and reduce poverty.
CARE International has been working in the South Caucasus, a region located on the borders of Europe and Asia, since 1988 when we responded to the Spitak earthquake in Armenia. In the early 1990s and again in 2008, we responded to armed conflicts that broke out in the region.
In response to the humanitarian crisis in August 2008, CARE Georgia's efforts focused on helping those who fled their homes, those who returned to damaged and looted houses, and those struggling to make ends meet.
We have offered both humanitarian aid to those affected by the conflict, and development assistance to the poorest in the rural areas of the South Caucasus.
Our work in Georgia combines income generation and business development, agriculture extension and infrastructure rehabilitation, good governance, and civil society development to address the underlying causes of poverty.
At a regional level, and in partnership with national organizations, CARE International in the South Caucasus works at a cross-border and regional level to support the development of civil society and reduce poverty, responding to common needs and challenges.
Our work in the South Caucasus focuses on:
CARE International strives to increase women's roles in peacebuilding and supports dialogue across existing dividing lines in the South Caucasus. We focus primarily on assisting rural households with incomes below, or at risk of falling below, the poverty line.
TBILISI, GEORGIA (August 16, 2008) – CARE International in the Caucasus has suspended for today the distribution of the immediate humanitarian assistance to IDPs located in Khashuri due to a poor security situation and the presence of military and militia in the area. The existing situation prevents us from both assessment and distribution of emergency assistance to IDP’s in western part of the country.
TBILISI, GEORGIA (August 13, 2008) – The number of people in need of emergency assistance in Georgia is growing rapidly. CARE is working together with the local government and other aid organizations to provide food, water and sanitation, beds and other non food items to tens of thousands of people who fled their homes in the midst of conflict.
TBILISI, GEORGIA (August 12, 2008) – CARE International in the Caucasus, in cooperation with other humanitarian agencies, is continuing to provide humanitarian assistance to tens of thousands of people displaced by the violent conflict between Georgia and Russia. The immediate needs of the affected populations include beds, food, water and sanitation
"Aware of an earthquake that had struck moments earlier, Robin Needham rushed to the beach imploring others to get away from the shoreline on the island of Phuket, Thailand. He was still there when a massive wave inundated the coastline. Robin, Country Director of CARE Nepal, perished in the tsunami that devastated the shores of Indonesia, Thailand and other adjacent countries. It was December 26th, 2004.
One year has passed since the conflict sparked between Georgia and Russia. Running from their homes on both sides of the fighting, over 130,000 people ended up in the homes of relatives, in music schools, fire stations, abandoned hospitals, factories and tents. Although the conflict lasted just seven days, hundreds of thousands of people remain affected psychologically, socially and economically.
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
