CARE convened dialogues with ten country offices across Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA), Asia and the Pacific Islands (APAC), and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to garner inclusive participation in the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS). The dialogues generated feedback on existing challenges within food systems, areas for CARE to prioritize moving forward, and creative solutions to complex global problems. After an analysis of the feedback reports for each dialogue, this synthesis was created to enhance understanding of what issues dialogues raised and to coordinate CARE staff around key areas to act on moving forward from the Summit.
Yolande Ebah Kouassi, from the Marahoue region in Côte d’Ivoire, is the President of her Village Savings & Loan Association. She is 41 years old, married with four children, and cares for her three nephews whose father passed away. She runs her own small business by selling 'attieké', a local food that she makes from the cassava she grows. Yolande's VSLA group started three years ago and has 30 members; its name is Abôkon, meaning unity. She is a VSLA pioneer and has set up new groups and mobilized and inspired 150 women to join groups in her community. She advocates for children's education and educates her community to prioritize children's education and fight child labor. Read More
Each year, the Water Team tributes CARE's Annual WASH Systems award to a team that has done exceptional work to strengthen local capacities and conditions for equitable and sustainable WASH services and lasting water security. On World Water Day 2024, we are proud to present the WASH Systems Award to the USAID-Hamzari WASH team in Niger for their hard work to strengthen the capacities of commune government and demonstrate new models to increase access to WASH services and strengthen water security in Niger. Read More