Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.
As she boarded the bus early in the morning on Jan. 6, many worries flooded through her head for her husband and parents remaining in Khartoum and what she would find in the south since she had no memory of the place, having left there as a child more…
Two and a half months ago KD Majjid was a man whose ultimate dream was about to be realized after 10 long painful years. Separated from his wife, Majjid was forced to leave his job as a watchman in a nearby mill in order to take care of his elderly…
January 12, 2010 starts out like any other day at the beginning of the year: streets are full of children on their way to school, people going to work, street vendors, cars that fight over each inch of the road. We cross each other without seeing one…
This is not your average hand-washing routine. It’s not like what we are used to doing in the bathroom or in the kitchen sink before we eat. This is a very sophisticated affair, which requires concentration and diligence. The kids in Aujecad, a camp for…
If a writer was looking to name the protagonist of a story set in post-quake Haiti, he or she could not have chosen better. Max Charitable is part of CARE’s health team in Léogâne, a town west of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince that suffered major damage…
The sun is shining, dogs are barking, and the wind is blowing. This could be a normal day in Gonaïves. But it’s not. Streets are empty, kids are not in school and mothers are concerned. As I was with a Community Volunteers team, we were training women on…
On the banks of a shaded pier, the few pirogues (local canoe) are still motionless in the sunny morning of yet another October day. Soon, the silence of the sandy piers will be replaced by a happy hubbub and conversations of women who will step over the…
Rajab is exhausted, and so his family. They are on their way to home from the middle of nowhere. The flood had forced them to leave their village, their belongings and their home.
Eight months after the earthquake in Haiti, what are the main difficulties for aid organizations in preparing the population to better face future disasters?
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
