Impact stories

Heavy floods are currently affecting the north of Benin in West Africa. In the past months, the neighboring Republic of Niger has experienced heavy rains which resulted in flooding of the Niger river – and the water masses have crossed the border into…

“We heard shooting and when we realized it was coming closer we took our baby and ran.” They had no time to take clothes, cooking pots, or any other belongings with them. “I waited for a few hours until the gunfire was gone and then went back to the…

The cholera incidence remains on an upward trend nationally, with the current number of cases at 13,934, and with 232 deaths.

Mali has experienced massive population movements since fighting erupted two weeks ago in the northern cities of Gao, Kidal, and Timbuktu. More than

Feza Mbairwe is a mother of ten children and grandmother of two who loves to cook, spend time with her large family and sing in church

International star Beyoncé, the United Nations and humanitarian aid organizations have launched a global campaign to shine a spotlight on humanitarian work and encourage people around the world to get involved by doing something good for others. CARE,…

“I’ve been working for CARE since May 2007, when I first started as field coordinator and capacity building officer. Now I’m a governance advisor for a project called Tufaidike wote which means ‘win-win’ in our local language. Overall I’ve been working…

"Aware of an earthquake that had struck moments earlier, Robin Needham rushed to the beach imploring others to get away from the shoreline on the island of Phuket, Thailand. He was still there when a massive wave inundated the coastline. Robin, Country…

The Horn of Africa region is experiencing the most serious food crisis in the world today. Successive seasons of failed rains, combined with increasing food prices, underdevelopment, poor governance in some places, conflict and limited humanitarian…