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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
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Nepal floods 2025: Delivering CARE’s emergency backpack in 48 hours
By Amit Pradhan and Hillol Sobhan • June 24, 2026
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CARE Ghana Uses Social Media Advertising to Reinforce Positive Nutrition
One of CARE Ghana's ongoing programs supports cocoa sustainability by training women on best practices in vegetable and animal rearing through Village Savings and Loan Association groups. This year, CARE Ghana decided to test using online social behavioral change communications campaigns to complement their on-the-ground program.
Read MoreThe pandemic has hit women and girls the hardest. Here’s what the U.S. can do to help.
In September, The National Security Council released its updated COVID-19 Global Response and Recovery Framework, which provides a comprehensive overview of the United States Government’s current approach to addressing COVID-19 and strengthening health systems. Shockingly, this framework neglects to integrate solutions that account for discrepancies in impacts and needs. In fact, the Framework neg
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Rwanda: How addressing the roots of violence at home can help families facing food shortages now
Many women are at risk of violence in Rwanda. According a recent government study, 1 in 3 married women reported experiencing physical violence from their partners, and 46% of married women have experienced spousal physical, sexual, or emotional violence. But all of that can be improved when couples join Indashyikirwa – which means ‘agents of change’ in Kinyarwanda– and examine the dynamics in the
Read MoreBarbara’s story: From food insecurity to financial power in Ghana’s cocoa fields
Barbara Sika Larweh is a volunteer community organizer in the cocoa-growing region of Ghana who has persuaded many women in several villages to grow their own food and join their local village savings and loan program.
Read MoreCelebrating 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.
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