How paying for toilets saved money and made women feel safer in Niger
If I have to call the plumber, I think about how much my toilet costs me, but I’ve never considered how much money it saves.
Impact stories
Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.
CUBA CARE in Cuba Much Hope for the Future
Havana, Cuba - On December 19, just two days after presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro made the historic announcement of talks to normalize relations between Cuba and the U.S., I departed for Canada for the holidays.
SRI LANKA Floods leave Iyappu Jacob with nothing
57-year old Iyappu Jacob has been living in Kunchukulam in Sri Lanka since his birth. He has been engaged in agriculture for over 30 years. He is a very
JORDAN Warm Hearts in the Cold Winter
In the northern Jordanian city Irbid, lives Leila, a 60 year-old woman who fled Daraa, Syria more than two years ago when the heavy bombing of her neighborhood was too much to bear. “We survived death,” says Leila.
INDONESIA Aceh 10 years after the tsunami beautifully heartbreakingly normal
Boarding the plane from Jakarta, I got my first indication that the Banda Aceh I was returning to wasn’t the same as the one I had left 10 years ago.
SOUTH SUDAN A story too sad to hear it again
South Sudan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates – yet with the proper investment and resources, we can make safe births a reality.
SYRIA Human Rights Day A HandUp for Hamid
Last Friday in Beirut I met Hamid, a young Syrian from Damascus. He’s been working as a waiter at a restaurant on the Corniche for almost a year. Hamid’s sisters and parents decided to remain in Damascus when he moved across the border from Syria in…
PHILIPPINES From being afraid to being prepared
“Not another Haiyan, please!”, was my first thought when I learned about a potential super typhoon hitting our region again and including our dear Tacloban in its path.
SYRIA Face of Anguish
“I want to tell you the story of how I got here,” the 32 year old woman starts telling me her story with a smile on her face. She likes to call herself Azab, which in Arabic means “anguish”.