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12/19/13

I Am Syria

by Johanna Mitscherlich of CARE Germany, serving in Jordan

Ali stands in front of over 40 Syrian refugees in an old warehouse in Chouf, in the North of Lebanon. He is wearing Read More

12/16/13

I Am Afraid My Grandchildren Will Freeze to Death

Basilah is 62 years old. She and her husband used to make their living harvesting fields of wheat in the summer and picking almonds in the winter.

Then, Read More

12/5/13

Why Activism? How “16 Days” Highlights Tools to End Gender-Based Violence

by Milkah Kihunah

Milkah Kihunah is a Senior Policy Adviser on Gender and Empowerment with CARE USA. In this role she conducts policy analysis and advocacy on issues of women’s Read More

10/31/13

Progress Positive, but Refugees Can’t Be Forgotten

By Kadry Furany

Despite positive news regarding Syria’s chemical weapons, the refugee situation resulting from this conflict remains a crisis. Kadry Furany, vice president of Read More

10/22/13

Crisis in Syria: Packing My Suitcase

By Johanna Mitscherlich, October 2013

I am moving my belongings from one corner of my flat to another, stacking shirts, pants and jackets, piling books and my Read More

9/20/13

An Interview With Bernard Borkhosh, CARE Lebanon’s Country Director

Could you briefly describe the regional context of the Syrian crisis?

Since spring of 2011, Syria has experienced scenes of extreme – and sometimes Read More

6/17/13

Syrian Refugee Crisis: “Perhaps the problem in Syria is more temporary than ours. I hope so.’

by Adel Sarkozi, CARE International Rapid Response Team

The conflict in Syria, which began in March 2011, has left more than 10.5 million people throughout the region in need of Read More

3/29/13

Venus Williams' Kenya Trip Diary

Nov. 5, 2012
During her first trip to Africa, Venus Williams, right, and Dr. Greg Allgood of Procter & Gamble's Children's Safe Drinking Water Program, left, Read More

3/12/13

Impact

CARE's Learning Tours program, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is a strategic entry point for education and engagement of policymakers and those who can influence policy. The Read More

1/29/13

Q+A with Senator Johnny Isakson

In April 2012, CARE hosted their first
senator -- Johnny Isakson (R-GA) --on a Learning Tour to Uganda to learn how key Read More