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CARE fights against the Period Taboo around the world!
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 the world, CARE acts on a ...
Read moreThe Period Taboo: A Universal Problem
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!
Read moreEncouraging girls to dream big
Gajadharpur is a quiet village tucked between densely populated Baharaich city and busy town of Kaiserganj. The village home to about 3,000 people. 13-year-old Ranjani Gupta is one of them.
Read moreBeirut Blast: 6 months on and still burying the dead
“With the money I received, I bought a tomb in the cemetery for my son. I had never thought of it before. I did not know also that it costs 5,000 US dollars!” says 65-year-old Hayat Abou Chakra showing a picture of the marble tombstone she had made for her ...
Read moreIraq: Back to the roots
More than six years ago, hundreds of thousands of people fled from the Sinjar mountains when armed groups attacked the region. At the peak of the crisis, more than 6 million people were living in camps and host communities across Northern Iraq. Four years after military operations ended, many families ...
Read moreTen things that we can do to help shine a light on forgotten crises amidst a global pandemic
COVID-19 continues to spread its tentacles in a world where humanitarian need was already widespread and growing. Before the virus hit, over one billion people were affected by longterm crises such as conflict, forced displacement and the effects of climate change. The pandemic is compounding these challenges.
Read moreHow journalists are highlighting forgotten humanitarian crises
2020’s list of most-underreported crises covers a wide array of humanitarian contexts. With this report, CARE keeps calling for more media coverage and ‘off the beaten track’-reporting. But how is this done? What are the main obstacles and rewards?
Read more“Humanitarian workers are struggling to keep up with the flow of refugees and to build up an infrastructure to accommodate them”
During my recent visit to the Ethiopian Tigray refugees in Um Raquba camp, eastern Sudan I saw a devastating humanitarian situation.
Read moreMalak’s story: A hero in the fight against coronavirus
Yemen has been devastated by civil war, food shortages, and COVID-19 – but Malak has not lost hope
Read more10 Stories of Strength and Hope in 2020
Be inspired by these ten stories of strength and hope in the face of an unprecedented year .
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