Impact stories

CARE-funded Kabul Women’s Association promotes women’s economic empowerment, advocacy, and prevention of gender-based violence using community-based approaches

After closures during the government changes, schools have re-opened for boys of all ages, but girls above six have been home for 10 months

Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA) members in Yemen were able to support not just themselves, but others in the community.

Every year, CARE International collects and reports relevant information about our work through the Project and Program Information and Impact Reporting System (PIIRS).

Marwa had to flee Syria when she was just 5 years old. Supported by CARE's Cash for Education project, she went back to school and hopes to help in post-conflict reconstruction efforts.

Najiba*, 27, has been taking care of patients in one of Kabul province’s hospitals for about seven years. Her family's life has been full of ups and downs, and she is currently the only person in a family of five who works.

6.5 million people have fled since the war began inside Ukraine. People who have had to leave their homes and often family members behind. Women, children, and elderly people who need a safe roof over their heads, a job but also food, baby nutrients and…

Karl-Otto Zentel is secretary general of CARE Germany. He was recently in Ukraine to support humanitarian aid on the ground.

Salam Abdel Raouf Hishmeh, 25, lived in Syria in Al Ghouta near the Damascus airport. When the Syrian war began, the airport was a recurring target, so her family feared for their safety. In 2012, they decided it was no longer safe. Salam fled across the…