Impact stories

Buumba Chilimba, 45, mother of seven, is a small-scale farmer in southern Zambia who has been struggling with the extreme weather events caused by climate change.

In Zambia, people are increasingly exposed to the consequences of extreme weather. Rainfall is heavier, the duration of rainy seasons is reducing, and dams are breaking regularly.

The villages of Snihurivka and Novovasylivka have been under Russian military control for nine months. The Kakhovka dam explosion has further complicated an already difficult situation. Almost all the young people have left the village and never returned…

“The house was flooded one day and started tilting, I heard the plates crashing to the ground first. In the night it collapsed,” remembers Fenni.

Established at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, CARE Türkiye’s helpline has been serving as a multi-purpose information line for the refugee and host communities living the South-central provinces of Türkiye.

Mustafa*, is a 57-year-old man from Aleppo, who like million others in Northwest Syria had to flee to save his life and protect his family. Everything started three and half years ago when a cluster missile fell on their village and was followed by a…

Girls in Afghanistan have been restricted from attending secondary school since March 2022. Since December women are banned from university, too. CARE supports girls with trainings where they can find solutions on how to support themselves and generate…

In Afghanistan the unemployment rate is the highest as it ever has been. In 2021, the unemployment rate surged up to 13.3 percent of the population. Living in a refugee camp in Kabul, Fazil had to provide for his family.

Women-led businesses in Afghanistan face many challenges. Through creative and sustainable solutions, CARE helps female small business leaders to overcome these obstacles.