Venezuela is Experiencing What Could be the Worst Crisis in its Recent History
CARE is appealing $4 million to meet the immediate needs of those in need in Venezuela and its borders.
Ecuador ranks 86 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International works in Ecuador to address the underlying causes of poverty and social injustice.
CARE International has worked in Ecuador since 1962, and initially sought to improve the standard of living for Ecuador's Indigenous ethnic groups. Projects included expanding access to education by developing bilingual curriculums in Spanish and Quechua, the most widely spoken language among Ecuador's Indigenous peoples.
CARE Ecuador has also worked to increase market access for farmers in the Amazon basin, and to help women farmers in the Andes adapt to the climate emergency through innovative agricultural techniques.
CARE Ecuador prioritizes addressing the underlying causes of poverty and social injustice by:
CARE is appealing $4 million to meet the immediate needs of those in need in Venezuela and its borders.
CARE International is warning of an increased risk of mosquito-borne disease in earthquake-hit Ecuador, with Zika virus and dengue fever posing immediate threats.
CARE’s humanitarian workers on the ground in Ecuador are on high alert and are working quickly to assess the situation.
CARE Ecuador recently completed a study across 8 different regions of the country looking at the difficult shelter situation new arrivals face in the country.
How the Protection Response for Vulnerable Populations project offered frontline workers more hope for the future.
“What would make you feel safer where you live? How about if you had picked up your entire life and fled across the border in search of a better life?”
This combined Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) provides information and observations on the different needs, capacities and coping strategies of Venezuelan women, men, and LGBTIQ+ individuals in Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
In 2021, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, defeating poverty, and achieving social justice.