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BANGLADESH Coldest winter in 45 years
This year Bangladesh has experienced its coldest winter in the last forty-five years, with temperatures dropping to two degree Celsius in some areas in the North. The cold wave began sweeping across the country around the middle of December and based on the three-month forecast (December 2012 to February 2013) ...
Read moreHAITI Mireilles story of rebuilding
Three years ago, a massive earthquake destroyed Mireille Henry’s home in Miton, Haiti, killing her mother and trapping her daughter under the rubble for five hours.
Read morePHILIPPINES Women worry where to get next meal
Cyclone Bopha has affected more than six million people. What are their greatest needs at the moment?
Read moreDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO CARE trains men and women to prevent gender based violence
Hands clap and fingers snap as a group of women and men watch CARE staff Rose Vive Lobo’s lips and respond to her questions. “What does sexual violence mean? Do you know different forms of such violence? What are women’s and men’s rights and obligations?”
Read morePHILIPPINES CARE responds to cyclone Bopha
Tropical cyclone Bopha made landfall in the Philippines on December 4, sweeping across the southern islands and affected 26 of the Philippines’ 80 provinces. Winds of up to 210 kilometres per hour have triggered flash floods, landslides, and widespread damage to homes and farms.
Read moreDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO This war has destroyed us we want peace
“I am 57 years old and from Kibati, in Masisi. I came to Goma two weeks ago because I needed help. I was born in Masisi and am a farmer there. My husband is also a farmer and we cultivate things like beans and maize and ground nuts. I have ...
Read moreLESOTHO A grandfather struggles to feed his family
Mr Tsitso Mohalake is 62 years old and lives in a remote farming village in north-eastern Lesotho. He and his wife care for their two children (one who is in school and one who is looking for work) as well as their three grandchildren whose young parents passed away following ...
Read moreJORDAN Syrian refugees when hard work doesnt pay
Having come to Amman as an illegal refugee in May 2012, Ayatollah was offered a job at a supermarket.
Read moreSIERRA LEONE CARE mobilizes to help families at risk of cholera infections
Marie, 75 years old, does not feel well. For the first time in her long life she is affected by cholera, but she knows the signs of the disease very well. Last week she was taking care of her 8 year old grandson Zechariah, helping him to survive the infection, ...
Read moreLESOTHO Five months until harvest with no income
Mamatsuri Mathinyane is a 33 year old widow, and she is trying to find a way to feed her five children until the next harvest. She has tried everything to budget the money she has and to find a way to bring in more income, but she knows it may ...
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