Este informe presenta las conclusiones combinadas de la evaluación de referencia en Nepal y Bangladesh sobre las cinco normas sociales en las que se centra la programación de Tipping Point. Los resultados de los datos de las normas sociales sugieren que tan pronto como las niñas llegan a la pubertad, experimentan normas más restrictivas y su propia sensibilidad a las sanciones de las familias y los miembros de la comunidad hace que las niñas mantengan estas normas en su comportamiento. Hay algunos signos de flexibilidad en las normas represivas que restringen la vida y las opciones de las niñas, especialmente cuando se trata de la flexibilidad en las interacciones, la movilidad y la decisión sobre el matrimonio para las niñas en el entorno escolar o para seguir su educación. Sin embargo, las amenazas percibidas a la virginidad de una niña o a su reputación de "casta" que afectan a su capacidad para contraer matrimonio actúan como un factor de empuje hacia el matrimonio infantil. Sin embargo, las niñas mostraron confianza para reunirse con un propósito común. La Iniciativa de Tipping Point trata de aprovechar esta confianza para que las niñas participen en la creación de movimientos para reivindicar sus derechos, facilitando al mismo tiempo un entorno de apoyo de normas cada vez más positivas y una red de aliados para cambiar las normas perjudiciales y restrictivas.
In 2022, more than 735 million people in the world were hungry. That’s 1 in 11 people worldwide. Relative improvements after the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic are masking rapidly growing inequality. There are 84.2 million more women and girls than men and boys facing food insecurity. The gender food gap grew in many regions, including most of Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East North America, and Europe. CARE’s analysis of data across 113 countries suggests that improving GDP is not enough. The most recent data shows that in situations with high inequality, economic growth can lead to higher food insecurity, especially since COVID-19. In 57 countries, GDP is growing AND food insecurity is rising. As gender and income inequality rise, so does hunger. Read More
This report examines local knowledge integration in the context of global development and humanitarian aid work. It builds upon a recently published report by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) called Integrating Local Knowledge in Development Programming. That report sought to “share knowledge of how development donors and implementing organizations leverage local knowledge to inform programming. This study aims to extend the original methods to better understand grassroots actors’ own interpretations of local knowledge and its integration into programming in their communities. It examines the perspectives of 29 grassroots leaders from women-led organizations around the world, looking deeply at the ways in which they conceptualize local knowledge and local knowledge stakeholders, their approaches to designing their own projects based on local knowledge, and their experiences sharing knowledge with international actors and donors. This builds the broader evidence base on integrating local knowledge to incorporate the perspectives of grassroots actors into the same conversation as the original study. Read More
Women and girls are agents of change in global climate mitigation and adaptation. This capacity statement outlines how CARE centers gender equality in our climate change programming. Read More