Read stories showcasing the human impact of CARE's work around the world.
Water is something that many of us in the developed world have the luxury to take for granted. It is available, on tap, hot and cold, 24/7, any given day of the week. But in the countries of Southern Africa affected by the El Niño weather phenomenon it…
“If you only had one litre of water a day, what do you do?”
Over the past five years CARE has invested significantly in working on gender in emergencies. A new report demonstrates CARE’s progress on this work, and highlights the impact and importance of gender sensitive and equality approaches for ensuring that…
From afar, the Southern African countries of Madagascar and Malawi will not figure in conversations about the disasters affecting the world. When I told people I was going there on an emergency response deployment they looked at me baffled and asked ‘why…
Cambodia is experiencing its worst drought in over 50 years. In Koh Kong province, where CARE has worked for many years, it has barely rained since late 2015 and water supplies are scarce, particularly where seawater inundation is contaminating water…
55 year old Ibrahim has always been an industrious and successful farmer; his large iron roofed house is a proud testament to this. But in Malawi’s southern-most district of Nsanje - where Ibrahim lives - Mother Nature acts as a cruel leveler; no one is…
CARE urges world leaders to come to Istanbul and agree on key actions to avoid a global humanitarian crisis spiraling out of control.
I have been here before. It has been half of my life time ago, but I remember sitting in these very same chairs when I was 15 years old, waiting to buy tickets for the ferry to spend a vacation on the Greek islands with my friends. Now, hundreds of…
“You thought you came for human rights. But you are like animals; you don’t have any human rights.” This is how Kamal was greeted by a border guard on his arrival in Greece, his first steps on European soil. Kamal is a lawyer from Aleppo, a loving father…
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
