- Crisis Response
Celebrating humanitarian action this Thanksgiving
This week, Americans are heading into Thanksgiving, a holiday where most of us eat way too much and celebrate the gifts we have in life, our families and friends, and the things we appreciate. It’s an important moment to remember that millions of people around the world are struggling to meet the very basics—including having enough food to eat at all. One of the things I am thankful for every year
Read MoreBarack’s lamp: Raising environment ambassadors in Uganda
CARE Uganda has started a solar initiative to help address the global and local challenges of the climate crisis. With funds from Innovation Norway and Novo Nordisk, CARE has established solar-powered kitchens in community centers in southwestern Uganda, as well as in the Kinakyeitaka Primary school where students study new ways of tackling the challenges of the climate crisis.
Read MoreBuilding everyday climate resilience in Ethiopia
Climate change is here now in Ethiopia. Sudden heavy rains have caused flooding and landslides around the capital city of Addis Ababa, while in the nearby Amhara region, drought has forced women and girls to walk for hours to find water. Already by 2017, roughly 23 million people here had insufficient income to meet their food needs, and by 2021 an estimated twenty percent of the country’s 120 mil
Read MoreWinter and war at Ukraine’s edge
At the beginning of the war, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees came through Przemyśl, a small historic city about two hours drive from Przewodów, near the Ukrainian border. Ukrainian House, a cultural center in the middle of town, quickly responded, turning their facility into a temporary accommodation center by rolling bunks into their theater, constructing new bathrooms, and converting
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Dispatch from Islamabad: Pakistan’s people are paying the price for climate inaction
Between June and September this year, Pakistan was hit by unprecedented floods that killed over 1,000 people and affected more than 33 million people. Maryam Imtiaz, communications assistant at CARE Pakistan, witnessed first-hand stories of loss, resilience, and solidarity in Balochistan, one of the two most affected provinces. She shares what she has seen and heard, and urges for action to stop c
Read MoreCARE/UPS partnership delivers new system to speed aid in emergencies
The global supply chain is a necessity not just for consumer goods, but for humanitarian aid. For food, clean water, and hygiene kits to be delivered to those in need, when they need it, the supply chain has to be in good working order – even in parts of the world that may be difficult to access.
Read MoreSongs of home: preserving culture and hope in Ukraine
Looking like a cross between harp and guitar, the bandura is an instrument steeped in Ukrainian history and culture. For Diana Polishchuk, a Ukrainian refugee living in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki just upriver from Warsaw, Poland, playing bandura has become a way to process her feelings and her turbulent recent history, while giving others a poignant reminder of home.
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