Michelle Nunn, President and CEO of CARE, pens an insightful opinion piece on the significance of CARE’s 80 years of compassionate action. It all started with a small box of essential supplies sent from the city of Philadelphia to European families who had survived World War II.
Below are a couple of paragraphs taken from the op-ed:
“The story of CARE is like the story of America, rooted not in governments or grand institutions, but in citizens. In 1945, a few visionaries spearheaded the coming together of 22 American organizations, including labor unions, religious groups, and civic associations, with a straightforward conviction: that the people of a recovering Europe needed help, and that ordinary Americans could provide it.”
“But the fundamental logic of that first box has not changed at all. Resources and stability are not distributed equally across the world. Where they are lacking, people suffer unnecessarily. And where communities near or far extend a hand, lives change.”
Read the full op-ed here (please note, that there may be a paywall)