Technology Helps Build Self-Esteem
'Many boys don't have the opportunity to learn how to use a computer. But when we go home and tell everyone that we girls are learning to use computers, no one thinks it is wr... (full article)

Speaking of Courage
This afternoon Juliet is standing in a bright white dress outside her dusty classroom at the Ngowe primary school in rural central Malawi, where she is currently in the sevent... (full article)

Letting children be children
Rosa Ordonez's school is noisy and packed with kids. And the lessons can be overwhelming for the 10-year-old. But Rosa is happy to be there even though she has a tight schedul... (full article)

CARE's Statement on Country Director Paul Barker
We are deeply disappointed by the decision of the government of Sudan to expel Paul Barker, who has directed CARE's programs in Sudan for more than a year and has worked with ... (full article)

Women use welding skills to provide shelter for quake survivors in Peru
The global poverty-fighting organization CARE has called on the talents of two Lima-based women entrepreneurs to produce hundreds of tents for earthquake survivors in need of ... (full article)

CARE Medical Teams Working in Bangladesh's Remote Flood-Stricken Villages
A 19-year old mother, Bina, stands in line with her 8-month old daughter, waiting for her turn to talk with a member of one of the CARE medical teams that have been working in... (full article)

CARE: Food Aid Must Serve the Poor
CARE's decision concerning federally funded food aid has generated strong opinions and media coverage across the country. (full article)

Shamsunahar: Flood Debt in Bangladesh
'I thought that an animal was trying to get into the house through the floor. Moments later it was wet,' explains Shamsunahar, 30. When she stepped outside her house moments a... (full article)

Sona Bhan Bibi: Living on the Edge in a Flood
Sona Bhan Bibi, 40, spends her days in a temporary shelter on a raised piece of road on the outskirts of Baghutia village in Bangladesh's Chowhali Upazila in the Sirajganj dis... (full article)

CARE warns of health crisis in aftermath of South Asian Floods
CARE warned today of a new humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of flooding across South Asia, unless action is taken immediately against waterborne diseases. Health authorit... (full article)

CARE reports on distributions and ongoing needs in Peru
In the wake of the devastating earthquake in Peru, the international poverty-fighting organization CARE reports it has distributed relief supplies to approximately 1,900 famil... (full article)

Providing relief in earthquake battered Peru
'Ayudanos Por Favor' ('Help us, please'), is written on signs a family holds up along the roadside of the Pan-American highway in Peru. And they're right. Even with so many em... (full article)

Peru Earthquake: CARE assessment teams report damage and need
Poverty-fighting organization sets US$1 million fundraising goal for three-month response while planning for longer-term rebuilding (full article)

CARE readies full-scale emergency response in Peru following earthquake
In the wake of a massive 8.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked Peru on Wednesday evening, three CARE teams have been dispatched to affected areas to assess the damage and immed... (full article)

CARE Report: Women Play Vital Role in Ending Child Labor
To fight the scourge of child labor, empower women. That's a key finding of a report released today, 'Caution: Children at Work,' by the international humanitarian organizati... (full article)

Flooded River on Path of Destruction
The people of Balasagra, a small collection of villages in Nepal, used to believe that they could count on the government to rescue them during a disaster. Now, after severe m... (full article)

46 Million People Severely Affected by South Asia Floods
Torrential rains and extreme monsoon weather have struck more than 35 million people across India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. Flash floods, landslides and rivers bursting... (full article)

Banking on Boats to Deliver Critically Needed Aid to Thousands
The only sound that Anita Samanta, 26, can hear is that of incessantly falling rain. Perhaps it is fortunate that she cannot see her house submerged in water and the loss of h... (full article)

CARE hails lifesaving ruling in Novartis case
Today's verdict by an Indian court in the case of the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis will help keep lifesaving drugs within the reach of the poor, says international aid ... (full article)

CARE Launches I Am Powerful Workout With Eric Harr to Raise Funds and Awareness for the Fight Against Global Poverty
ARE, the global poverty-fighting organization, has partnered with CBS fitness expert, professional triathlete and best-selling author Eric Harr to launch the I Am Powerful ... (full article)

CARE Mobilizes Resources for South Asia Floods
With severe monsoon weather and disastrous floods affecting more than 20 million people across South Asia, CARE is mobilizing its resources and providing emergency relief in ... (full article)

CARE stresses long term political solution to Darfur Conflict
CARE expressed cautious optimism at the news on Tuesday of the United Nations Security Council Resolution that paves the way for a hybrid U.N. and African Union peacekeeping f... (full article)