Impact stories

Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.

 

Bits of Hope

As I step out of the vehicle, I can see a group of man seated under the plastic shed. They were expecting us. Today, November 11, 2016, a team of CARE staffers, two field agents and I, went to the refugee camp of Tabaraye-Bareye, in the region of…

 

NIGER Starting Over in Sayam

My name is Balkissa, I am 30 years old and the mother of four children. My husband’s name is Amadou, and together with our children we fled our home town of Damassak, Nigeria, when it was attacked by armed groups.

 

NIGER A Patient Community

'Number seven' stands up from the patterned straw mat, rubs away the folds in her pink dress and approaches the five women that have been elected to run the savings box. She puts this week’s savings amount in a blue plastic bowl before the notes are…