For 2023 the Water+ team presents the Annual Innovation in Sanitation award to the CARE Rwanda Isoko y’Ubuzima team and its partners. In 2023, they helped 30,000 people gain access to toilets in their homes. The Isoko y’Ubuzima project implements a market-based approach to sanitation to support the Government of Rwanda’s sanitation goals to increase the purchase and sustained use of toilets and handwashing facilities. A key component of the project has been the promotion of Gender, Equality, and Social Inclusion (GESI). The project team works with sanitation sales agents and community members to promote shared decision-making and household tasks around water, sanitation and hygiene. Read more about the work of Isoko y’Ubuzima in the brief below.
CARE’s localization model blends principles of both locally-led development and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) with an emphasis on shifting power to the local level. We intentionally center women, girls, and marginalized communities in everything that we do to ensure that the voices of underrepresented, underserved, and vulnerable populations lead and shape development solutions and humanitarian response. Read More
CARE’s new report “Breaking the Cycle: Food Insecurity, Protection, & Conflict in Colombia,” summarizes the findings of an action-based research on the intersection of armed conflict, hunger, and protection risks conducted in Colombia. This is a joint initiative between CARE, InterAction, and WFP. Read More
CARE Impact Partners works with the private sector to form strategic relationships that help integrate social sustainability across businesses and their global supply chains. Read More