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How school meals are saving the future for refugee children in Uganda
By Nora Namono and Hillol Sobhan • April 21, 2026
Crisis Response
April 22, 2026 in Lebanon: In the midst of a ceasefire, families are still consumed by fear and insecurity
By CARE Staff • April 23, 2026
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CARE wants to know: Who cares?
Who cares? It's a question answered by people like Maria, a mother fleeing war and protecting her child in Sudan; and Hiba, a Syrian entrepreneur rebuilding her life after an earthquake, and Luis, a fisherman rescuing neighbors from a flood in Mozambique. Their stories prove that caring isn't just an idea — it's an action. Join CARE in supporting communities around the world.
Read MoreWho cares about survival? People like Maria do — fierce, determined, and full of courage.
Maria, 20, fled Sudan with her nine-month-old daughter, Imtias. For days, she walked and ran through bombs, fires, and gunshots, carrying her baby whenever she could. A thin cloth — her only possession — held Imtias tightly on Maria’s weakened body.
Read MoreWho cares about recovery? People like Hiba do — resilient, determined, and full of hope.
Hiba, 30, ran a small dairy and cheese farm outside Idlib, northwestern Syria. Since 2020, her work has provided modest income for herself and her four children. As a single mother, she often struggled with business losses she couldn't explain, but she kept going. Then, in February 2023, devastating earthquakes struck.
Read MoreAfghanistan earthquake 2025: What CARE is doing
A devastating 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on August 31, 2025, killing at least 1,411 people and destroying over 5,400 homes. CARE is responding with emergency assistance including food, shelter, medical supplies, and protection programs for women and girls in the affected provinces of Nangarhar, Kunar, Laghman, and Nuristan.
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CARE is there delivering lifesaving aid and defending the lives of families in crisis.
Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar: Resilience amid shrinking aid in the world’s largest refugee camp
Deepmala Mahla, CARE’s chief humanitarian officer, recently traveled to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh — home to the world’s largest refugee camp sheltering nearly a million Rohingya people. On the eighth anniversary of the Rohingya crisis, she shares their stories of resilience and loss, along with the urgent need for global solidarity in one of the most complex humanitarian crises of our time.
Read MoreThe human cost of funding cuts: Lives and futures at risk in Somalia
Somalia is plunged into a devastating humanitarian catastrophe as critical funding cuts slash food aid and close health clinics. Families are starving, children are wasting away from severe malnutrition, and mothers are forced to walk miles just to find water. Without urgent support, millions face death, displacement, and shattered futures.
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