Stories & Blogs
Yemen: "I wish this was all just a nightmare"
Shafeqa is a mother of three disabled children. Her husband lost his job as a farmer and since then she has had to provide for her family.
Read moreYemen: "Dreaming of a Decent Life"
Kawather lives in Al-Maafar in Taizz with her husband and four children. “Before the war our life was relatively easy. We were able to feed our children. Now everything has changed. My husband lost his job and the prices of everything went up. He went to the city to look ...
Read moreYemen: "My Mother is so Proud of Me"
Wafa, 25 years old. She goes to University in the morning and works in her shop in the afternoon.After she recieved a business grants, she owns now a small shop where she sells bouquets of artificial roses, hand made accessories and makeup.
Read moreSyria: “My only wish was to give my children a glass of milk”
Fourteen years ago, Salma’s husband died, leaving her and their six children behind. “It was a very difficult time for me, but when I started working on a farm, things got better and I was able to provide for my children,” recalls the 47-year-old. It was when Salma finally felt ...
Read moreSyria: “My youngest son is as old as the war”
On the anniversary of the Syrian War, Mariam remembers the horrors she lived through in the last 8 years.
Read moreEmiline: Things improve when you are determined to be better
Emiline, 39, is a married Syrian mother of three. When she fled from Syria to Jordan in 2012 with her husband and children, she found herself trapped inside four walls. She was too afraid to leave her home, and wouldn’t let her children leave either. Her husband couldn’t find work ...
Read moreRihab: “I am a leader in my household and an example for my children”
Rihab lives in Zarqa, Jordan, along with her husband and five children. She became a member of CARE’s Zarqa Women’s Leadership Council when it first began in 2016.
Read moreIn the midst of war, Yemeni women are creating opportunities
Rehab Alkhouja, who works for CARE in Yemen as a Women’s Economic Empowerment Field Officer, celebrates International Women's Day by highlighting the role of women in war-torn Yemen.
Read moreFrom woman to superwoman: the journey of Hadjo, an activist in Niger
The story of Hadjo Djibo, a woman on the move from Hamdallaye a small village in Niger about 30 kilometers from the capital Niamey. Hadjo has become a superwoman that advocates for women of her community, she has risen from full housewife to an activist, inspiring entrepreneur and politician through ...
Read moreFive things to watch in 2019: a perspective from CARE International
What will this year look like? First, the economic landscape in 2019 will certainly be “wobbly,” as detailed in The Economist. Protectionism, populism and anti-immigration continue to be top issues across many countries, along with increasingly turbulent financial markets and high levels of debt.
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