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“I feel like a burden” - The story of a Yemeni girl who lost her leg to a landmine when she was 16
Thaibah lost her ability to walk when she stepped on a landmine in 2017. CARE helped Thaibah’s family with cash transfers (288,000 Yemeni Rial, approximately US$530, over the span of six months). Thaibah’s family used the money to pay for the hospital transportation and to buy food.
Read moreNorth West Syria: Voices of displaced mothers
The latest escalation in hostilities in northwest Syria is now in its fourth month. Hundreds of civilians have been killed or injured due to airstrikes and shelling, while some 630,000 displacements have taken place between the beginning of May and the end of August, as people flee their homes to ...
Read moreA tent she calls home: A photo essay of IDPs in Yemen
Almost five years of war in Yemen have created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with 24 million people – 80% of the population – in need of humanitarian assistance. As well as economic collapse that has destroyed the livelihoods of millions, the fighting has created an internal displacement crisis. A ...
Read moreCARE returned my daughter to me
Iftikhar shares how CARE helped her to overcome difficulties faced from four years of brutal conflict in Yemen.
Read moreWHD: Celebrating women's contributions begins with ending sexual violence against female humanitarian worker
Many people may not know today is World Humanitarian Day, with its theme of #WomenHumanitarians.
Read moreIt’s a race to save lives
On World Humanitarian Day, David Bisimwa, humanitarian co-ordinator for CARE International in Democratic Republic of Congo, writes about the challenges of facing down the deadly Ebola virus.
Read moreOn the way to a stronger me
From asylum to the head of a Village Savings and Loans Association, meet Rolette Jean, a young woman who discovered her inner leadership skills among the impoverished community of Ste-Hélène
Read moreIraq: Who can we trust?
For many years, Hassan Abas and his family regularly socialised with their neighbours, enjoying meals in each other’s homes watching their children play together like friends do. But around midnight of August 3, 2014 these bonds of friendship were cruelly ruptured.
Read moreThe last breakfast
“It was 7am, the whole family was having breakfast and I was about to go out with my granddaughter,” says Nasrah, recounting what began as a seemingly ordinary day in Yemen. Only things are not ordinary in Yemen, and on that day, extraordinary events changed Nasrah’s life forever.
Read moreThe day that changed our life forever
Fatma is a mother of six children. Together with her husband they used to work very hard in one of the big farms in their village in Al Kushar district in Hajja. After years of hard work, they managed to build a small house with three bedrooms, one bathroom and ...
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