Impact stories

In Zambia, people such as Chuma and her grandchildren are feeling the consequences of the climate crisis brutally and clearly: the dry seasons are getting longer, the soil is drying out. Between January and March of 2023, almost 375,000 people were…

36-year-old Saruro, arrived in the Dadaab refugee camp when she was just 3-years-old. With dwindling funding and extreme weather straining already dire conditions for refugees like Saruro, CARE calls upon the international community to support refugees…

Balqees, an 18-year-old student whose family arrived in the Al-Azraq Camp in Jordan shortly after its establishment in 2016, dreams of continuing her education outside the camp against a backdrop of limited prospects for refugee students. 

Hussein, a 25-year-old man originally from Aleppo, Syria, has been displaced multiple times and is now a refugee in Türkiye. This World Refugee Day Hussein is sending a request to all countries around the world who receive refugees to give them a chance.

Leen, a young woman originally from Palestine, is considered a refugee twice. Her grandparents were displaced from Palestine to Syria and now Leen, is a Palestinian-Syrian refugee in Türkiye.

In Honduras, the impacts of COVID-19 and the Eta and Iota storms had disproportionate consequences on families, especially those headed by women. CARE, USAID and Cargill are helping to build women leaders in decision-making on the way to inclusive…

Access to maternal care and skilled birth attendants is believed to be of utmost importance in reducing maternal mortality — yet almost half of all births in Bangladesh still take place at home without the help of skilled birth attendants.

The humanitarian situation in Yemen has led to considerable suffering across the country, with an estimated 21.6 million people requiring humanitarian assistance and protection services. Displaced people in Abyan reminisce about their journey in search…

Since 2015, when the Sustainable Development Goals first launched, 180 million people have made progress toward those goals with support from CARE and our partners. That’s an incredible impact which spans both humanitarian response and long-term change.