Women and Girls
Six months since Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica: From recovery to readiness
It has been six months since Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 hurricane, made landfall in Jamaica in late October 2025, impacting 1.5 million people. Though recovery has been moving forward, many families are still living in temporary shelters, have nutrient-poor diets, and are still struggling to get back on their feet.
Read MoreAs drought tightens its grip on northern Kenya, a new IPC report confirms the crisis is getting significantly worse
A new report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) confirms that the drought gripping northern Kenya has pushed 3.3 million people into high levels of acute food insecurity.
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Sports Illustrated: Trio of athletes lead CARE’s ‘Level the Playing Field’ campaign
Sports Illustrated spotlighted CARE’s Level the Playing Field campaign in recognition of International Women’s Day, highlighting Olympic athletes Jordan Chiles, Julie Foudy, and Abby Wambach as leading voices in the effort to advance gender equality.
Read MoreWomen and girls fear for their safety in the Philippines, as earthquake aftershocks continue to rock Northern Cebu
As the world spearheads 16 Days, an annual awareness campaign to prevent violence against women and girls, a new humanitarian analysis conducted by CARE in the Philippines reveals a stark reality. In Northern Cebu province of Philippines, thousands of women, girls, and boys are living and sleeping in the open. They have no walls, no lighting, and no sense of safety they once knew.
Read MoreELLE International celebrates 80 years of supporting women with Artcurial exhibition to benefit CARE
CARE was recognized this week as the beneficiary of ELLE International’s 80th anniversary celebration. The event, hosted by the French Consulate in Manhattan, marked the New York stop of a traveling art exhibition organized by ELLE that featured works by 31 women artists from around the world.
Read MoreNew CARE research confirms Sudanese women farmers are hardest hit by food system collapse
CARE’s new research brief, Conflict, Agriculture, and Women in Sudan, finds that the crisis facing Sudan’s farmers is becoming even more severe. The survey of 492 farmers in East Darfur, South Darfur, and South Kordofan found that 89% reported declines in productivity and 56% could not safely harvest their crops due to violence and insecurity.
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