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Suad Al Anati – Case Manager – Azraq Camp
Suad Al Anati started volunteering with CARE Jordan in February 2015 and became a full time employee just over a year later. I studied civil engineering at university and worked in that sector for two years, but had to quit my job due to an emergency family situation. During my ...
Read moreFive Years in the Desert Refugee Camp of Azraq
Aysha Mousa, 39, arrived in Azraq refugee camp in Jordan on the night of May 2nd 2014, only three days after the camp officially opened. Her family was one of the first to enter the camp.
Read moreCyclone Idai: The fear of Cholera
It is a Tuesday morning in Mozambique: 3,577 reported cases of cholera. The number of people showing possible symptoms of Cholera increased rapidly within the last few days. I know it sounds bad, but had I stayed back home in Germany, this would probably be just another figure to me ...
Read moreCyclone Idai: “Our Roof was Flying like a Bird”
Voices of young girls near Beira after Cyclone Idai devastated their communities.
Read moreCyclone Idai: “Nothing left to feed my children”
No water. No food. Nothing, but hope.
Read moreBangladesh: In the drive for gender equality
In Northern Bangladesh, the gender gap is deep, especially at the household level. Women are often responsible for carrying out all domestic chores as well as performing agricultural tasks. CARE raises awareness of gender equality among women and men to foster change, and it’s working!
Read moreBangladesh: New agricultural practices to cope with increased flooding
Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable nations to the impacts of climate change. CARE helps farmers adapt their agricultural practices to the situation so they can withstand climate shocks.
Read moreA humanitarian call to action we can’t afford to ignore
Is development aid missing the mark on gender? More than 2,000 delegates of the World Bank member countries have concluded the Bank’s annual “Spring meetings”. Protracted crises are on the rise and at least 67 million women and girls will require humanitarian assistance this year, causing us to ask the ...
Read moreCyclone Idai: When tears don’t even scratch the surface
Jennifer Bose writes about her experience as part of CARE's emergency response in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai in southern Africa.
Read moreAs flood waters subside in Malawi, hunger and disease loom in temporary camps
The effects of cyclone Idai, which hit Malawi two weeks ago, are still being felt as people continue to flock to temporary shelters to seek for refuge.
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