Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.
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…
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.
Driving through the streets of Yemen’s capital of Sanaa, my heart is heavy and burdened. It was my first time returning to Yemen since the airstrikes began in March, and it is not the same country. It is now a war zone. Before I could even leave the…
In January this year, 77 year old Mwaona Bote, from Makhapa village in TA Mlolo in Nsanje narrowly survived one of the worst floods in Malawi in living memory
Aeed Aloosh, 50, sits in the relative cool of his shelter, protected from the sweltering desert temperatures outside. Using found materials, he and his sons have improved the insulation in their shelters, adding a layer to better protect them from the…
A year ago, images of suffering kept the world in suspense. They showed people, especially Yazidis, Christians and other minority groups who were fleeing from their homes in the Sinjar area near Mosul, in Iraq. Tens of thousands walked through dust, sand…
I’ve been privileged to join the final World Humanitarian Summit Regional Consultation in South and Central Asia this week in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, and all in all it has been a mixed bag.
Life for many of the communities in the far north of Cameroon is one of constant fear and uncertainty. Thousands have been forced to flee for their lives after violent attacks by armed groups from neighbouring Nigeria, and an estimated 130,000 people…
It has been months, but the image I have of her remains unchanged. Her shy, embarrassed manner haunts my memory. She was pale, her face almost ashen, sitting in the corner of a room
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
