Strong Women, Strong Communities

CARE's holistic approach to empowering women and girls in the fight against global poverty

Real and lasting empowerment is a powerful strategy for achieving development goals

CARE works in 72 countries to help the world's poorest people improve their lives.

Increasingly, CARE's work focuses on addressing the injustice, discrimination and exclusion that prevent women and girls from achieving their full potential. CARE concluded a four-year study assessing programs serving women and girls in 24 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The learning from this research illustrates what "empowerment" really means for women and girls in developing countries, the obstacles they face in realizing their potential – and steps policymakers and practitioners can take to help.