Impact stories

Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.

 

SERBIA I Focus on Surviving

My name is Rami. I am turning 18 years in four months from now. I am excited, although I will be without my family and friends. I am from Damascus, the capital of Syria. 18 days ago, I left my father, my mother and my siblings in order to start a new…

 

SYRIA We Must Respond

When I was still living in Syria, I knew that my future would be in the humanitarian relief sector. At that time, I wasn’t forced to leave Syria, but I left my country with the motive of becoming an aid worker to help my people.

 

MYANMAR As the Clock Struck 12

Severe flooding and landslides in Myanmar, caused by Cyclone Komen hitting neighbouring Bangladesh, have led to the country’s worst natural disaster since Cyclone Nargis in 2008. Many villagers have lost everything and the road to recovery will be long…

 

YEMEN Fighting Together to Survive

I will never forget the afternoon of May 29, 2015. It was a Friday, where it is culture for family to spend the day together and we usually go to my parents for lunch. But that specific Friday we were too busy to go. Then late that afternoon, we heard a…

 

IRAQ Giving Up Is Not An Option

Before I boarded the plane to Erbil in Northern Iraq, I took out the garbage: Compost, plastics, paper – it’s a familiar procedure. A few days later, I was standing in Camp Berseve which had been dominated by ever growing waste piles during my last visit.