How gender equality prevented total destruction during Hurricane Pam
“We learned this through the simulation exercise that CARE did. It really saved lives, I know it.”
Impact stories
Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.
South Sudan: a life reduced to fourteen rusty cups
Stacked neatly in a pyramid fourteen rusted metal cups represent all that is left of 11-year-old Regina’s life. Belongings carefully guarded and transported some 2,000 kilometres back from Khartoum, Sudan in 2011 - to mark the family’s new life in the…
Hurricane Matthew in Haiti: More people will die if we don’t act now
As the impacts of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti started to emerge, the damage from the storm immediately started being compared to the damage of the 2010 earthquake. I could not imagine that a hurricane could possibly leave comparable levels of damage as…
Fourteen years to ‘zero hunger’
World Food Day has been marked every year on 16 October since 1979, and is observed by more than 150 countries. One can’t help but reflect on the social inequity that for millions of people, food is – at best –- bare sustenance to make it to tomorrow. …
Kore Lavi market study key findings
The Kore Lavi program has developed and launched an effective and affordable system for making staple and fresh food products available to selected household-based beneficiaries.
Charity ‘begins’ at home
I was sitting under tree in Omoliha market, Torit one weekend when a little girl of around six years, in ragged clothes, came and stood by my side quietly without a word and hugging herself for warmth. Seeing that she wasn’t likely to start conversation…
Event : Invest in and Empower Women and Girls affected by Crisis and Fragility
In the context of the European Week of Action for Girls, CARE and World Vision are organising an event on ‘Investing in and Empowering Women and Girls in Crisis and Fragility’ in the European Parlimant on the 12 of October 2016.
“We need to stand in solidarity with people affected by violence in the Lake Chad region”
“Last week, I departed from Niamey, the capital city of Niger for a very special three day trip. Together with members of Niger’s Humanitarian Country Team, the Minister of Humanitarian Actions, Laouan Magagi and the UN Under Secretary General and…
How ending apathy towards gender gives a $3.27 return for every $1 invested
Farmers in Ethiopia got a $3.27 return for every dollar of in-kind support. How did it happen?