- Crisis Response
Unlocking girl power: A partnership rooted in girl-led movements
Girls’ expertise in their own lives and their dynamic contributions are visibly absent from decision-making spaces that affect their lives and rights. Whether it’s their parents deciding to stop their schooling without even consulting them or going to a health post that doesn’t know how to meet their needs as teenagers, girls and young women have a lot more to say than their families, their teache
Read MoreThree women entrepreneurs fighting for survival… and winning
The global pandemic has pushed many small businesses to collapse. For women entrepreneurs, the impact has been significantly worse as childcare responsibilities increased, supply chains collapsed, a dependency on digital skills went up, and women were forced to fight for survival.
Read MoreA woman’s place… is employing other women
Before contending with the weather and pests, Amal* first had to contend with hearts and minds who felt running an agriculture business was inappropriate for a Syrian woman. A few months ago, Amal took part in CARE training, and subsequently received $5,000 which she used to grow her business, renting a piece of land to cultivate fruits and vegetables. Today, she employs 11 to 15 women, depending
Read MoreTrusted messengers drive positive social behavioral change on social media
CARE ran two social and behavioral change communications campaigns on social media, one featuring distinguished U.S. Veterans as trusted messengers and a second featuring content that dispelled common myths about the vaccines. We wanted to discover which approach would drive a higher increase in belief that the COVID vaccines were safe and that getting vaccinated was important.
Read MoreHelp CARE respond to emergencies.
CARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
Water stations, making charcoal, land management, and more
Mandera County is an arid region in northeast Kenya bordering Ethiopia and Somalia where residents regularly battle the effects of drought, overgrazing, and COVID-19, as well as a ubiquitous invasive plant species. Because these and other challenges make pastoral and agricultural livelihoods difficult, a regional partnership between CARE, World Vision, and the Danish Refugee Council has helped peo
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