How does irrigation help women be heard?
After participating in Ethiopia's SWEEP project one woman said, “We are now heard; before we used to only listen.”
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After participating in Ethiopia's SWEEP project one woman said, “We are now heard; before we used to only listen.”
Pollution from the global apparel industry hurts women and girls the most, since they do most of the work to get clean water at home. Decreasing pollution without cutting jobs is possible. How? By helping women take charge.
“How much is 80 litres of water? If you live in an older house, it’s a 4-minute shower.”
The period taboo is one of the sexist stereotypes that affect almost all girls and women around the world. Here is a little tour of the world explaining the daily and concrete impacts of this universal taboo. And what you can do to fight this injustice!
For millions of women and girls, having their period is more like a fight for their dignity than a natural cycle. Dropping out of school, health risks, social exclusion, they suffer the consequences of a taboo that must be broken. In 90 countries around…
17-year-old Zokiya shares her experiences of fleeing violence in Myanmar and confronting challenges like accessibility and discrimination at her new home in a refugee camp in Bangladesh.
“What would make you feel safer where you live? How about if you had picked up your entire life and fled across the border in search of a better life?”
Rosaline, a nurse from Sierra Leone who was involved in the Ebola response, and now in the COVID-19 supported response by CARE shares her fears and learnings
Impressions from a new reality
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.