Impact stories

I have just visited Balich Village in Garissa district, North Eastern Province of Kenya. Inhabitants of Balich belong to the Somali-Bantu community, an ethnic minority which is highly marginalized.

Famine was officially declared in three additional regions of South-Central Somalia, adding even more urgency to CARE’s call for a rapid and ramped-up response from the international community.

Emergency Media Officer Alexandra Lopoukhine describes the situation in Dadaab refugee camp, northern Kenya, where nearly 1,500 people are arriving each day.

On July 9, the Republic of South Sudan has become the world’s newest country, after the historic vote for independence earlier this year. The people of South Sudan are looking hopefully to the future, but many challenges lie ahead.

Bobbing in and out of his chair, a spritely six-year-old boy answers “Mignon” when asked his name. Mignon means “cute” in French. The name suits him, but unfortunately his life has become anything but cute.

CARE is providing emergency assistance to families who have crossed into Southern Sudan desperately trying to escape the violence and we are calling for the protection of civilians. Women and girls are at particular risk, with new mothers and pregnant…

Popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt sparked events in Yemen when in January 2011 thousands of Yemenis took to the streets in Sana'a the capital and other cities to protest a controversial constitutional amendment allowing President Ali Abdullah Saleh…

In the last year, the short rains have failed and the long rains that were supposed to come this year have been very poor in a number of regions. This means that pasture for livestock is scarce and water resources are depleted.

I arrived in Borena Zone, Oromia Region, in the southern part of Ethiopia two days ago. I am here with my CARE colleagues to conduct a deeper assessment on the impact of the current drought on women, men, boys and girls.