COVID-19

The pandemic has hit women & girls the hardest. Here’s what the U.S. can do to help.

By Aapta Garg and Corinne Paul • December 8, 2022

In September, The National Security Council released its updated COVID-19 Global Response and Recovery Framework, which provides a comprehensive overview of the United States Government’s current approach to addressing COVID-19 and strengthening health systems. Shockingly, this framework neglects to integrate solutions that account for discrepancies in impacts and needs. In fact, the Framework neg

How to fix the sexist future of work

By Emily Janoch • June 8, 2022

The first three industrial revolutions opened up rights and equality. The fourth one threatens to roll them all back.

She Told Us So (Again): The Cost of Ignoring Women Continues to Grow Amid COVID-19

By Emily Janoch • March 10, 2022

According to CARE's newest report, COVID-19’s impacts around the world are worse than they were in September 2020.

Three women entrepreneurs fighting for survival… and winning

By Emma Langbridge • March 2, 2022

The global pandemic has pushed many small businesses to collapse. For women entrepreneurs, the impact has been significantly worse as childcare responsibilities increased, supply chains collapsed, a dependency on digital skills went up, and women were forced to fight for survival.

Poverty, Hunger, Climate Change and COVID-19 Threaten Millions in Afghanistan

By Jorge Bagaipo • January 7, 2022

In Afghanistan, the situation has deteriorated in recent months as the pandemic, mass displacements, economic collapse, back-to-back droughts, and ongoing hostilities have made it increasingly difficult for people to meet their basic needs, including for food.

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This Woman Stopped Making Dresses and Started Sewing Masks to Help Fight COVID in DRC

By David Mutua • November 29, 2021

As of September 2021, Françoise Mbweki had made 1,000 masks to help protect her community.

Social Behavioural Change Communications Campaigns: The power of context in a fast-changing environment

By Kateřina Buráňová, CARE Czech Republic • November 17, 2021

How CARE Czech Republic became a part of a fascinating learning process through a global partnership with Meta, formerly Facebook.

How the Earthquake in Haiti Affected Access to COVID-19 Vaccine

By Jorge Bagaipo and Emily Janoch • November 16, 2021

In addition to preventing the spread COVID-19, Haiti faced another hardship after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of the nation. The tragedy halted vaccination efforts and redirected medical supplies to the emergency response. Meanwhile, healthcare workers in Jérémie are short staffed and continue to treat more and more patients in an already strained healthcare system.

How Nurse Sandra Lindsay Is Helping Defeat the Pandemic One Shot at a Time

By Alison Shapiro • October 21, 2021

Sandra Lindsay made history as the first person in the United States to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Syria’s Second Wave Pushes Healthcare System to Edge of Collapse

By Kalei Talwar • October 1, 2021

As Northwest Syria faces a second wave of COVID-19, hospitals and treatment centers in the opposition-held area are unable to cope.

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