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Beyond the pitch: How Jordan’s first World Cup team is inspiring refugees through soccer
By Ryan Bergeron • June 26, 2026
Crisis Response
Nepal floods 2025: Delivering CARE’s emergency backpack in 48 hours
By Amit Pradhan and Hillol Sobhan • June 24, 2026
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Venezuela earthquake: 5 things you should know 1 week later
One week after Venezuela's strongest earthquake in more than 125 years, the full scale of the disaster is still emerging. Through local frontline partners like Tinta Violeta and Grupo Social CESAP, CARE is helping deliver urgent relief, hot meals, and trauma support to the hardest-hit communities, with a particular focus on the safety of women and girls.
Read MoreNepal floods 2025: Delivering CARE’s emergency backpack in 48 hours
When sudden flash floods tore through Nepal’s Bardiya district, families lost everything in minutes. This is the story of how a reimagined post-WWII innovation — the portable CARE Package for Emergencies — reached displaced families within a critical 48-hour window.
Read MoreIn DRC, misinformation and lack of supplies are making the Ebola outbreak harder to contain
CARE has been working in the DRC for over 20 years, and has coordinated with the Ministry of Health since the start of the outbreak. Response efforts are covering 22 health zones where CARE is training local health workers, helping track cases, sharing reliable health information, and distributing hygiene kits containing soap, hand sanitizer, and protective equipment like gloves and gowns.
Read MoreSudan crisis: How families are restoring water and healthcare in Khartoum
Three years of civil war have collapsed water systems, shuttered clinics, and displaced millions across Sudan. In Khartoum, CARE Sudan is working with returning families and local communities to restore clean water, basic healthcare, and dignity — one neighborhood at a time.
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June 11, 2026 in Lebanon: “We spent our days and nights in darkness”
Lebanon is facing one of the most severe impacts of the growing Middle East crisis, with more than 1.2 million people displaced and shelters stretched nearly to capacity. Through firsthand accounts, Dispatches from Lebanon offers an on‑the‑ground look at how fuel shortages, insecurity, and rapidly shifting conditions are shaping life for families and frontline responders.
Read MoreCrossing the bridge: Why strong health systems are essential to global growth
Breakthrough health innovations can only deliver on their promise when people can reach them. For companies, governments, and civil society, investing in frontline health systems is not charity — it is infrastructure.
Read MoreMore than a monthly cycle: Why menstrual health is a human right
On any given day, 300 million women are menstruating worldwide — yet 500 million lack the basics to do so safely. From refugee camps in Bangladesh to schools in Ethiopia, CARE is tackling period poverty where it hits hardest: in emergencies, in classrooms, and in communities where silence has long been the biggest barrier.
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