CARE Action Network (CAN)
We can't overcome poverty alone. It takes many of us working together. It takes a worldwide movement of community groups, organizations like CARE, national governments — and people like you.
The CARE Action Network, or CAN, is a group of CARE supporters working to educate our nation's leaders about issues of global poverty. Together, we ask our elected officials to adopt policies that address the underlying causes of poverty, such as gender inequality and poor governance.
CAN helps you use your voice to shape U.S. policies that affect global poverty. Join thousands of other supporters around the country in speaking out on behalf of women, children and poor families around the world. As a part of CAN, you'll have the chance to:
- Gain a greater understanding of the effects of U.S. policies on global poverty
- Draw inspiration from the people CARE works with in the developing world
- Attend local meetings and events with other CAN members
- Raise awareness of global poverty issues with our leaders, the media and the public
- Attend CARE's annual National Conference & Celebration in Washington, D.C.
You can help make change right from your chair, right now!
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CARE ACTION NETWORK UPDATE |
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We asked our supporters to send a message to their elected officials asking them to encourage the IMF and others to forgive Haiti's debt. Thousands of you did, and your efforts will make a difference in the lives of so many still struggling in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake: |
CARE's Advocacy Agenda
Learn the strategy behind CARE's new, exciting advocacy agenda, "From Aid to Impact", advocacy agenda for the 111th Congress.
Click on the focus areas below to learn more:
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Video Highlights from 2010
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CARE's Advocacy Publications
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CARE's Advocacy Toolkits
CARE's Blog
Katie joined CARE as a senior policy advocate focusing on maternal health issues in February 2009. She is in charge of CARE's legislative activities on maternal health, an advocacy priority for the organization.Read Complete Bio >>
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An Intern's Life at CAREPublished: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:10:17 GMT
Elizabeth Leonard interns for CARE, working primarily with me on the issue of maternal health. Read about her experience below and understand why “intern” does not adequately capture all she's done for me and CARE!
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Women and HIV preventionPublished: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:42:09 GMT
It was welcome news coming out of the International AIDS Conference that we may be one step closer to a female controlled method of HIV prevention: a vaginal microbicidal gel. <... read more >
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A Congressional Hearing on Child MarriagePublished: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:31:50 GMT
On the last day of CARE's National Conference this year, May 12, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) shared welcome news with CARE's advocates: as the Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission he would hold a hear... read more >
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A Must Read in MORE MagazinePublished: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:56:53 GMT
“The death of a woman in child birth is one of the most inexcusable deaths on earth…yet too often, when governments are asked for funding for women's health care, people's eyes glaze over.”
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CARE's National Conference & Celebration
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