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PAKISTAN A day in the CARE health camp
The monsoon floods of August 2011 have displaced millions of people from their modest huts in the areas of lower Sindh province. After almost three months stranded under open sky, many are still waiting for proper temporary shelter, water, sanitation and healthcare support.
Read morePAKISTAN Kanwals story
Driving through parts of Sindh is impossible, as so much of the area is underwater from new floods this year, with roads either inaccessible or crowded with families who have lost their homes
Read morePAKISTAN Giving flood survivors hope and dignity
They say the floods that hit Pakistan on 2010 were the worst ever floods since 1929. One would think nothing would compare to the pain and misery that met the eyes during the flood response in 2010
Read moreETHIOPIA The singing wells fall silent
The Borana region of Ethiopia is known for its deep traditional wells that are the main water source for livestock and household consumption in the dry season and in times of drought.
Read morePAKISTAN Eyes on the ground
“If you want something important done, don’t do it on Christmas Day – everyone will be away,” I remember my buddy joking, while we were bouncing around inside a Series 3 Land Rover on a security training exercise in New Zealand some time ago. Flash forward to Pakistan in August ...
Read morePAKISTAN Another year another flood
Just one year after an unprecedented flood affected 20 million people, new flooding is threatening lives and livelihoods in Pakistan. Sindh, a province in the south of the country, is the worst affected. Nearly one million houses have been damaged, thousands of livestock have been lost and more than five
Read moreKENYA Refugees find safety and security in Dadaab
Janet Ndoti Ndila is a tough lady with a tender heart. She’s the lead counselor at CARE’s drop-in support center at the Dagahaley refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya. Here she offers a trained ear, and a map through the maze of camp bureaucracy, to people who have suffered some of ...
Read moreKENYA Dadaab the worlds largest refugee camp
CARE Emergency Media Relations Officer Niki Clark describes the situation in Dadaab refugee camp, northern Kenya, where nearly 1,500 people are arriving each day.
Read moreKENYA I am now able to plan for my future
The drive to the Galbet Farm in Garissa, Kenya, looks strikingly similar to the land around Dadaab, site of the world’s largest complex of refugee camps. A bit more growth, perhaps, but it, like Dadaab, is dry and barren.
Read moreJAPAN Six months after the tsunami from relief to recovery
Six months after the enormous earthquake and tsunami that resulted in massive destruction in the North of Japan, CARE continues to provide support for communities recovering from the disaster.
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