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MALI Torrential rains batter Bamako
Torrential rains and flooding in Bamako, the capital city of Mali, has killed more than 30 people and destroyed the houses of about 1,100 families in the past two days. It has also damaged homes and infrastructure in different areas of the city. Claudine Mensah Awute, Country Director for CARE ...
Read moreSYRIA crisis CARE calls for protection of civilians
As governments around the world discuss the escalation of violence in Syria, CARE remains gravely concerned about the impact of the conflict on civilians, and calls on all parties for a peaceful political resolution. It is now more urgent than ever that political differences are set aside, and that the ...
Read moreWORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY A day at work helping Syrian refugees in Jordan
I have been working at one of CARE’s urban refugee centres for about six months, and this is the sort of work I’ve always wanted to do. I’ve always been interested in humanitarian work, and it’s very rewarding to help people in need.
Read moreWORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY The many faces of CAREs humanitarian work
Uringi Sam Abott has been a refugee for almost two decades. Now, working closely with CARE, he is a leader in the Ifo refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya helping to distribute food to fellow refugees.
Read moreWORLD HUMANITARIAN DAY What keeps me going
I've been a humanitarian worker for over 13 years; for the past 11 years, I’ve been managing CARE DRC programs that focus and help women who have survived sexual or gender-based violence in the North Kivu region – an area that continues to be the scene of violence and displacement, ...
Read moreBANGLADESH Rebuilding homes means rebuilding lives
Following the devastating flooding and waterlogging in Bangladesh in 2011, CARE – along with ActionAid (AAid), Concern World Wide (CWW), Islamic Relief (IR), Oxfam GB (OGB), and Solidarités International (SI) – launched an immediate response. As part of this, the team is now constructing over 11,000 flood resistant housing and ...
Read moreMALI Thank you CARE
I was living in Goundam, together with my husband and my children. My family mostly lived on agriculture and livestock farming. We had one of the biggest sheep breeding farms of the city
Read moreNEPAL Empowering women to realise their sexual reproductive rights
''On a recent fieldtrip to the Far West (July 2013), I was really impressed to meet a Mother’s Group and their Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) and to learn about the technique that has been developed, and which they are using, to keep track of important actions that can help ...
Read moreLEBANON More and more expensive rents for the Syrian refugees
Philippe Leveque, the executive director of CARE France has just returned from Lebanon, the country that hosts the greatest number of Syrian refugees. During CARE’s assessment, Philippe Leveque met numerous refugees that told him how they are coping with their new situation, what their difficulties and what their hopes for ...
Read moreLEBANON The Lebanon society needs to be supported by the international community
Philippe Leveque, the executive director of CARE France has just returned from Lebanon, the country that hosts the greatest number of Syrian refugees. During CARE’s assessment, Philippe Leveque has met numerous refugees that told him how they are coping with their new situation, what their difficulties and what their hopes ...
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