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CARE at 80: Eight decades of courage, compassion, and change

By Becca Mountain • November 26, 2025

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A kit, a clinic, a chance: For survivors of sexual violence in DRC, safety depends on dwindling supplies

By Sarah Easter and Becca Mountain • December 2, 2025

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Funding cuts close the last door to healthcare in frontline Ukraine

By Sarah Easter and Becca Mountain • November 20, 2025

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Gaza: ‘Anyone who survived since Oct. 7 should get a new birth certificate’

By Johanna Wynn-Mitscherlich and Yousef Ruzzi • June 6, 2024

Nothing is normal for families in Gaza. Every aspect of their lives has been upended by the by the ongoing siege and bombardments, which have created constant hardships and repeated displacements, with about 1.9 million people displaced to date. There is no longer any ordinary life.

One in every ten children in South Sudan die before their fifth birthday. This program is working to change that.

By Kenyi Evans and Kelly Muthusi • June 5, 2024

Nine million South Sudanese are in desperate need of help. Sudanese women endure displacement and widespread violence against women, but there is hope for a better future.

A ‘window of hope’ for the women of Afghanistan: business training to address missing jobs

By Anisa Husain and Sarita Suwannarat, translations by Arezo Nabizada and Zarmina Hakimi • June 3, 2024

Learn how women in Afghanistan are getting around strict employment restrictions by starting their own businesses.

Before the floods: How an early warning is saving lives in Bangladesh

By Kazi Rabeya Ame & Hillol Sobhan • May 28, 2024

Learn how people in northern Bangladesh have managed to mitigate flood-related losses by using an innovative early flood-warning system.

The “Amazons” of Côte d’Ivoire

By Aisha Rahamatali • May 23, 2024

The 18th century Amazon women of the Kingdom of Dahomey were known for their bravery, their audacity, and their innovation. Like their ancestral sisters in Dahomey, these Amazons of Côte d'Ivoire are modern-day warriors.

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Fetching water in northern Ethiopia: A life and death struggle

By Sarah Easter & Hillol Sobhan • May 21, 2024

Learn how a solar-powered water pump is providing safe water to the people in Tigray, northern Ethiopia.

Small-scale farmers in Ethiopia: First came conflict, then devastating drought

By Sarah Easter & Hillol Sobhan • May 14, 2024

Learn how the small-scale farmers in Tigray, Ethiopia are benefiting from a restored irrigation system and now harvesting up to four times a year.

How a women-led textile business is weaving a lasting legacy in Peru

By CARE Staff • May 9, 2024

In Peru, it’s common for banks to require men as co-signers on loans, even loans for women-owned businesses. This is a story of one woman's success, despite the odds.

Health care in Gaza: respiratory infections, diarrhea, scabies, Hepatitis, shrapnel wounds, & PTSD

By CARE Staff • May 7, 2024

Since Oct. 7, 1.9 million Palestinians in Gaza have had to flee their homes and now live in crowded conditions where basic sanitation has broken down. The health care situation is dire.

13 years of conflict: Displaced Syrians still long for lost homes

By Hillol Sobhan with Sulafah Al-Shami, Dora Vangi and Tarek Satea • May 6, 2024

Learn how some of the 6.8 million internally displaced in Syria are leading a sub-human life across hundreds of settlement camps with no civic amenities, food, water, or medicine.

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CARE at 80: Eight decades of courage, compassion, and change

By Becca Mountain • November 26, 2025

Crisis Response

A kit, a clinic, a chance: For survivors of sexual violence in DRC, safety depends on dwindling supplies

Crisis Response

Funding cuts close the last door to healthcare in frontline Ukraine

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Gaza: ‘Anyone who survived since Oct. 7 should get a new birth certificate’

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One in every ten children in South Sudan die before their fifth birthday. This program is working to change that.

Women and Girls

A ‘window of hope’ for the women of Afghanistan: business training to address missing jobs

Crisis Response

Before the floods: How an early warning is saving lives in Bangladesh

Women and Girls

The “Amazons” of Côte d’Ivoire

Help CARE respond to emergencies.

Fetching water in northern Ethiopia: A life and death struggle

Small-scale farmers in Ethiopia: First came conflict, then devastating drought

Women and Girls

How a women-led textile business is weaving a lasting legacy in Peru

Health

Health care in Gaza: respiratory infections, diarrhea, scabies, Hepatitis, shrapnel wounds, & PTSD

Crisis Response

13 years of conflict: Displaced Syrians still long for lost homes

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